http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/rouse-hill-times/why-gentle-giant-baron-could-be-australias-biggest-and-friendliest-dog/news-story/fac640dda48bb9a9eebd0d0a899163a2
>WHEN you first meet Australia’s biggest dog, Baron, it’s not only his massive size which immediately catches your eye but his gentleness.
>For an animal reported to be Australia’s biggest and heaviest dog at 113kg and 9.5 horse hands — Baron is certainly a winner when it comes to making friends as the lines at dog shows prove.
>So much so that the two-year-old English mastiff could be soon visiting schools and hospitals as a therapy dog as proud Hills handlers Mark and Dorothy York, plan to do.
>“Baron is the biggest dog in Australia but not the tallest as great danes are taller,” Mr York said.
>“He is still growing and will grow until he is nearly four-years-old.
>“Baron, who was adopted as a 18-month-old from Queensland, can still grow until he is four and probably beat the heaviest dog we know, an US-based mastiff who weighs 127.5kg.
>“The lady in Queensland was unable to look after him and we got him in February.
>“English mastiffs are among the most gentlest dogs and we have had them for the past 30 years.
>“Baron eats about two steaks a day and along with French mastiff, Chelsea, cost more than $200 a week to feed.
>Chelsea weighs 45kg and more active than Baron.
>“Baron eats a lot, he has meat and biscuits for brekkie, chicken necks for a midday snack and meat and biscuits for dinner with extra vitamins and oils, some pilchard or sardines, egg, pumpkin and veggies.
>“He also gets brown rice or pasta and dog food company looking for a star, we have one for them.”
>Mr York, a champion angler here and overseas and a torch bearer during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, said they have been trying to get Baron officially recognised for his size in Australia without luck.
>“He is a very laid back dog, gets on with everyone and other animals,” Mr York said.
>Baron, who is available for stud duties, won best junior dog award at the Royal Melbourne and first place at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
>Baron’s measurements are impressive: In horse terms, he is 9.5 hands tall but when he stands on his rear legs is a towering 201cm (6 foot 6 inches).
>The dog, visits a chiropractor regularly, has a 127cm chest (50 inches) and a 86.36cm neck (34 inches).
>And according to his owner, his already massive head could grow even bigger.
>But Mr York says Baron is a gentle giant and has already passed his assessment to be a therapy dog, calling into schools and hospitals.
>For Mr York and his family, this is the fifth English mastiff they have looked after.
>“Our previous biggest do, Zaac weighed 110kg and lived till he was 11 years,” Mr York said.
>Baron, who along with Chelsea is a big snorer.
>The English mastiffs are one of the oldest breeds of dog dating back to before the Romans,’ Mr York said.
>“He has been assessed for becoming a therapy dog, calling into schools and hospitals and passed with flying colours,” Mr York said.
>“He will start his training soon. He is a very laid back dog, gets on with everyone and all kinds of other animals.
>“He is my constant companion when I go fishing.”
>And as celebrities do, Baron also has his own Facebook page: Baron the olde English Mastiff.
https://www.friendbooj.com/Baron-the-olde-English-Mastiff-243508256012683/?fref=ts
>>71021
That's a big doggo.
>$200 a week for food
I wonder how much for other needs?
>>71046
Meh, I've seen bigger
>>71021
>9.5 horse hands
What the fuck?
Why do fucking Aus faggots use fucking Horse HEads, of all things, to measure shit?
>>71021
Whoa, it's Clifford.
Dog dick isn't subtle.
>>71122
There's no way they need to pay that much. You can buy cheaper meat. I feed a BARF diet to my two shepherds, and we don't spend nearly that much and they eat 2kg of raw meat per day each.
>>71153
Because that's the universal measuring standard for horses, dumbshit.