People are constantly mistaking one Liverpool mum's dog for a 'bear' because she's so massive.
Charlene Jones' dog Prescious is so large that the Netherley mum had to spend around two years researching her breed before she went ahead with the decision to get the dog. Prescious, a Tibetan Mastiff, weighs more than the average weight of a woman in England - around 70kg or 11 stone - and stands over five foot tall on her back legs.
Charlene, 38, calls the pet her "Scouse Lion," and said she is "brilliant" with people and other dogs, and is like another child to Charlene since her daughter left for university. The mum-of-one told the ECHO: "I did a lot of research on her breed before getting her.