, m5 L$ a, K5 f! r, d 参孙被认为是英国目前最大的狗。但是考虑到现在它年龄还小，体型将继续增大，它还将不断刷新纪录。 % |" G- y" G& h. ]- q% K; b) |8 ?% X9 E, _( i# Z
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6 S& b% h) H/ O# m8 h* u( _ 据女主人朱莉介绍，她和丈夫2年前通过英国防止虐待动物协会收养了参孙。当时，参孙只有6个月大，但后腿直立起来已有1.5米高，体重超过110公斤，比同龄小狗都大。协会的工作人员说，他们从未见过这么大的狗。 1 t! W3 }% m f0 X) _ `& [9 c# Q' S4 ^: i v2 w( h
参孙的生长速度很快。此前，它已经用坏了两条加大号项圈，而现在用的这条项圈对它不断增长的个头而言已经有点紧了。 ! e) `& p8 }$ X$ a! c8 R - |6 L/ M8 }* r& O" h9 [' ? “它（参孙）的个头差不多有小马那么大，并且行动敏捷，因此，当人们第一次看见它时总会感到害怕，”朱莉说，“如果它忽然跳起来趴在花园门上，任何人都会吓得魂飞魄散。” : M0 s( z" r! \1 G
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尽管参孙的个头很大，但女主人朱莉说，它是一只“可爱”的狗，性情非常“温柔”，甚至不会伤害一只苍蝇。它喜欢受人爱抚，并且很通人性。 % F: h1 Z# R9 J1 z
2 G T1 R4 a( _7 R' z “现在它（参孙）只有3岁，我们希望它明年长得更大，”朱莉说，“到时候，我们可能不得不搬到更大的房子里居住。” - K7 O; ^3 d0 C' G
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收养参孙并非易事。伍兹夫妇每个月要花60英镑为参孙购买狗粮和火鸡腿等食物。同时，伍兹夫妇每天遛狗的总长度约9.7公里。 ) g3 x5 \* h; R. U* F; n+ J8 E: M
参孙曾被收养过数次，但最后都被退回。原因是先前的主人都觉得参孙个头实在太大不方便照料。但它同伍兹夫妇相处得十分愉快。“我们不觉得和它相处有许多问题。它有时会很好动，但随着年龄的增长，这种情况越来越少，”朱莉说，“唯一的问题是，它睡觉时鼾声很大，有时我觉得房子都随着震动。”（来源：现代快报） 5 Q# \ }( l4 \) T! f2 `. B% l0 i6 }$ f
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When Samson the dog decides he fancies a lie-down on the settee, everyone else scatters.* o" t4 b6 I. _# f! l
. |& u, J& x* I1 w4 WAnd it's no wonder visitors think again about walking up the garden path when he jumps on the gate to greet them. Three-year-old Samson is a cross between two of the biggest breeds, the Great Dane and Newfoundland. He is 37in at the shoulder, stands 6ft 5in on his hind legs and weighs an astonishing 19st 10lb. 8 E& d6 ?+ S% g: M+ q& P# R( O+ [ 8 g# k# W. U- L/ bIf there's a bigger dog in Britain, then Samson's owners Ray and Julie Woods wouldn't want to meet it on a dark night. But despite his huge bulk, they are happy for him to play with their eight-year-old, 4ft 3in grandson Josh, pictured right. "Samson is so gentle and wouldn't harm a fly," said Mrs Woods, 54, from Boston, Lincolnshire. The couple spend £60 a month on dried dog food and Samson gets through two large bowls a day, with the odd turkey leg for a treat.4 [( N' k( Q% _) E6 D! I" M' E
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Mr Woods, 65, said other dogs keep a safe distance when they spot Samson straining on the leash during their daily eight-mile walks. The couple found Samson at an RSPCA centre when he was six months old. His parents belonged to the same owner and were not meant to mate but managed to produce a litter of 11, of which Samson was by far the biggest. Guinness World Records has scrapped its entry for heaviest dog because owners were overfeeding pets.
