Rescued Great Dane Cross dog the size of a pony looking for big new home

Three-year-old Jagger eats two pounds of food a day and weighs nearly 80kg

Jagger will need a big enough car for him to fit in properly at his new home (Millbrook Animal Centre (RSPCA))

He is the size of a pony, eats two pounds of food a day and is looking for a new home – Jagger, a white Great Dane Cross, is up for adoption by the RSPCA.

Weighing nearly 80kg, Jagger is the largest dog to ever be taken in to the charity’s centre at Millbrook in Surrey.

The three-year-old-hound came to the centre as part of a cruelty case, after being tied to a lamp post and abandoned.

Jagger is a three-year-old white Great Dane Cross RSPCA (RSPCA)

RSPCA traced the dog’s owners who admitted he had been kept outside because he was too big for them to cope with. When found, Jagger was covered in pressure sores from his life outside.

Staff at Millbrook Animal Centre in Chobham said: “He is probably the biggest dog we’ve ever had at Millbrook – so much so that he does not even fit into our usual kennel blocks.

“Jagger is lovely - docile and friendly, he is quite a gentle giant! [He] is extremely strong to walk on the lead - it takes two members of staff to do this!”

To put Jagger’s size into perspective, staff placed the Great Dane, who is still slightly underweight at 78kg, next to a Minnie Cooper.

“We’ve had lots of people interested in Jagger, but not many people prepared for the reality of how big he actually is!” said RSPCA staff.

The charity says they are being very specific about Jagger’s future owners, with potential adopters needing to be fully aware of the costs involved in keeping a dog of his size, as well as recognising the huge amount of space needed to house him.

“We would like him to go to new home experienced in keeping large/giant breed dogs,” say staff.

The three-year-old-hound came to the centre as part of a cruelty case RSPCA/ Facebook (Millbrook Animal Centre (RSPCA))

“His new owners must think about the costs associated with such a large dog – he will be expensive to feed and new owners will need to have a large enough house and garden to keep such a big dog,” say staff. "He will also need quite a big boot for travelling in the car!”

“There is also quite a lot of dribble involved in giving Jagger a cuddle,” they add.

For more information about Jagger and RSPCA adoption visit Millbrook Animal Centre’s website.