At home with Britain’s tallest dog

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Feb 11, 2014

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He’s Britain’s biggest dog, and at 154 pounds, this Great Dane is still growing. Freddy, 18 months old, is 7-foot-4 standing on his hind legs and dwarfs his 5-foot-4 owner, Claire Stoneman. Barcroft Media

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He should soon be bigger than Zeus, a Great Dane from Otsego, Mich., who was 7-foot-4 when he was recognized as the world’s tallest dog by the Guinness World Record folks in 2012. Barcroft Media

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How soon the ever-growing Freddy could capture the title of world’s biggest dog is unclear. He now measures 41 inches from foot to shoulder blade, compared with Zeus’ 44 inches. Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM – UNDATED: A comparison of Britain’s biggest dog, 18 month old great Dane, Freddy’s giant feet with dwarf Claire Stoneman’s hand at her home in Southend-on-Sea,… Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM – UNDATED: Britain’s biggest dog, 18 month old great Dane, Freddy poses for a photograph with the food in kitchen as owner Claire Stoneman looks on… Barcroft Media

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Freddy has destroyed 14 sofas in Stoneman’s home in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, before he got used to the small space. Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM – UNDATED: Britain’s biggest dog, 18 month old great Dane, Freddy stands on its hind legs as owner Claire Stoneman feeds him outside her home in… Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM – UNDATED: Britain’s biggest dog, 18 month old great Dane, Freddy plays with its owner Claire Stoneman outside their home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Canine colossus… Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM – UNDATED: Britain’s biggest dog, 18 month old great Dane, Freddy seen with it’s owner Claire Stoneman at their home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Canine colossus… Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM – UNDATED: Britain’s biggest dog, 18 month old great Dane, Freddy comes up close to the camera while standing on the bed as it’s owner Claire… Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM – UNDATED: Britain’s biggest dog, 18 month old great Dane, Freddy seen at the backseat while its owner Claire Stoneman sits on the front seat of… Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM – UNDATED: Britain’s biggest dog, 18 month old great Dane, Freddy seen sitting on the bed as it’s owner Claire Stoneman looks on in Southend-on-Sea, Essex,… Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM – UNDATED: Britain’s biggest dog, 18 month old great Dane, Freddy seen yawning on the sofa with it’s owner Claire Stoneman at their home in Southend-on-Sea,… Barcroft Media

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