
Take one look at Freddy the Great Dane and your reaction would have to be bow wow... wow!

That's because he's the World's Biggest Dog - who stands at 7ft 6in on his hind legs.

Freddy's owner, Claire Stoneman, from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, is utterly devoted to her Guinness World Record pet, and his sister Fleur.

Such is her affection for her pets that the 41-year-old has even made them a priority over her own love life.

Freddy the Great Dane is officially the world's biggest dog. He is pictured with his owner, Claire Stoneman, at their home in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

The 41-year-old former glamour model is so devoted to her pets - Freddy and his sister, Fleur - that she has made them a priority over her own love life. Miss Stoneman said: 'They are children to me... because I haven't had any kids'

Freddy, who is now four years old, weighs a whopping 14.5 stone and holds the Guinness World Record for biggest dog

'I've been single for the best part of four years. But I get cuddles off the dogs and I don't have to wash dirty underpants,' Miss Stoneman told the Daily Star Sunday.

'They are children to me... because I haven't had any kids. They need me and it's quite nice to be needed,' added the former glamour model, who shares her king-sized bed with Freddy.

However, she now says she's ready to have a relationship, assuming she can find a man who doesn't mind sharing a house with a monster pooch.

And with dogs that big - Freddy weighs 14.5 stone - maintenance costs are also massive: Miss Stoneman spends in excess of £12,500 a year to look after the pair.

Among four-year-old Freddy's favourite treats is whole roast chicken or peanut butter on toast.

Unfortunately, as a puppy he also had a taste for sofas – and demolished 23 before realising quite how comfortable they are.

As a puppy Freddy (pictured with Fleur) also had a taste for sofas – and demolished 23 before realising quite how comfortable they are

'I'd come home and find a sea of foam across the floor. But he's my baby and I can't imagine life without him,' Miss Stoneman told the Daily Mail in 2014.

She even gets up in the small hours for his daily 40-minute walk – so they won't meet other dogs who might be intimidated by him.

'If he wants to run after a dog I wouldn't be able to stop him,' said Miss Stoneman, who is 5ft 4in tall.

Freddy appears in Channel 5's The World's Biggest Dog on December 29, 8pm.