over seven foot is believed to be Britain's biggest dog. Owner Claire Stoneman from Southend-on-sea,

超過七尺高的牠被認為是英國最大的狗狗。住在濱海紹森德的飼主克萊兒

acquired Freddy as a new born pup, along with sister Fleur.

從弗萊迪還是隻新生小狗的時候就開始養牠，和牠的姊姊芙洛

COMM: The runt of the litter, Freddy wasn't

弗萊迪曾經很瘦小，並不是一直都很高大

always top dog, but soon went through a growth spurt.

但接著很快進入了急速生長期

CLAIRE: He just started growing and growing

他開始不斷不斷地長大

and growing, doing like an inch a month.

幾乎是一個月長一英寸

00:26 COMM: Each week the thirty eight-year-old

這位30歲的計程車司機

taxi driver spends a small fortune on Freddy's food.

每週在弗萊迪食物上的花費可為數不少

00:32 COMM: But on Freddy alone a probably spend

單單是弗萊迪

a good eighty, ninety pounds a week on the food, he has 8 large cans of Butchers, 12lbs

一週就吃掉整整8、90磅的食物，包括８大罐肉罐頭、12磅牛肚、

of tripe a week, 12lbs of minced chicken a week, four roast chickens as well so, he eats

12磅碎雞肉、還有４隻烤雞

a lot.

所以他真的吃很多

COMM: And living with eighteen month of Freddy

與18個月大的弗萊迪生活意味著許多挑戰

presents many challenges. From drink from the kitchen tap, to going through 14 sofas,

從在廚房流理台喝水到在14張沙發上跳來跳去

Freddy and his sister Fleur have taken over the house.

弗萊迪跟姊姊芙洛是家中小霸王！

COMM: And when they're out of the house, even

當他們外出的時候

going for a walk can be difficult.

即使散散步也很困難

COMM: But despite the madness each day brings,

僅管每天都如此瘋狂

Claire wouldn't change it for the world.

克萊兒完全不會想改變

COMM: I love spending time with them, they're

我享受跟他們在一起的時光

my life, they're my babies, they're my number one priority so everything I do revolves around

他們是我的生命，我的孩子。他們是我生命中最重要的事，所以我做任何事都與狗狗有關

the dogs. I haven't got any children, they are my fur-babies so I spoil them in the way

我沒生小孩，但他們就是我的毛孩子。我寵他們的方式

that somebody would spoil children.

就像其它人寵愛自己小孩一樣

COMM: Standing on his hind legs Claire measured

克萊兒說弗萊迪用後腳站立的話有7.4尺高

Freddy as seven foot four inches. At only eighteen months old, he could become even

還是在他只有18個月大的時候。他可能會長得更大

bigger, and surpass current Guinness world record holder Zeus, who is also seven foot

超越目前金氏世界紀錄保持者宙斯 (大丹狗）

four inches.

他也是7.4尺高

COMM: If he became the world's biggest dog

如果他成為世界上最大的狗那就太棒了

it would be great, I mean it would be totally amazing, and obviously I'd expect to considering

簡直是棒呆了，當然我很期待回想起

how he started off his life being so small.

以前他居然也有這麼小的時候

COMM: But while Claire is proud of Freddy's

雖然克萊兒以弗萊迪的體型為傲

size, she says her ultimate consideration is the dog's welfare.

但她最在乎的是狗狗的快樂

CLAIRE: All I want for my dogs is that they're

我只希望我的狗狗很健康、過得幸福

healthy and they're well so as long as he's healthy that's the main thing for me.

只要他健康對我而言才是最重要的事。