Freddy, un alano celebrato dal Guinness World Records come il cane più alto del mondo, è morto.
Il cagnolino, che viveva in Essex, Inghilterra, con la sua proprietaria Claire Stoneman, misurato 3 piedi e 4 pollici (103.5 cm) from foot to withers, or the highest spot on a dog’s back. When standing, he towered over people at a massive 7 piedi e 5.5 inches tall (226 cm).
Height-wise, Freddy stood somewhere in between NBA greats LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal.
The dog lived to be 8 and a half years old, Guinness dei primati ha detto mercoledì. Most Great Danes live between eight to 10 anni, secondo il American Kennel Club.
“He was my life. My reason. My joy. My annoyance,” Claire Stoneman told Guinness dei primati. “My happiness and my ultimate sadness. He was my heart Dane. My one-in-a-million and loved by the entire world.”
Freddy the Great Dane, sinistra, with owner Claire Stoneman and his sister Fleur.
“He was not just the tallest dog but the dog with the most love and the biggest heart. A total soppy bugger who was hand-fed,” lei ha aggiunto.
Freddy was once the runt of his litter and wasn’t even able to feed off his mom, according to Stoneman, who said she had adopted him weeks earlier than she should have.
“Freddy was such a gentle giant, and it was always a pleasure to see him bounding towards you,” Guinness dei primati’ editor-in-chief Craig Glenday said in a dichiarazione.
“I still can barely believe that he was the runt of the litter. Freddy brought a smile to everyone’s face and will be missed by everyone at Guinness World Records. I’m just pleased that we got the chance to celebrate his record-breaking immensity in the books and share his story with millions of people around the world.”
Stoneman later said in a Post di Facebook she has been “fighting the tears that won’t stop falling,” but finds comfort in knowing how much Freddy was loved.
