Hi Gumshoguy the way the artical was worded implied that the animal is 7ft tall while on four legs. I agree with you that it could be any type of dog including a Great Dane. The problem we all would agree on, is it’s just a still photo how could anyone say the size when we have nothing to compare it to. Wish there was something in the background for example a car. Otherwise this is just another photo of a starving dog, although I wish it was a real Dogman?