Otto May Hold New Record as World’s Oldest Dog
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Reabrook in Shewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Otto, dachshund
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Is this the world’s oldest dog? Dachshund cross terrier Otto will be 21 in February and owner Peter Jones, from Reabrook in Shrewsbury, thinks he could be the oldest in the county – and possibly even the world.
He was inspired to contact the Shropshire Star after reading an article about the death of the oldest dog in the world. US dachshund Chanel died last month aged 21 – or the grand old age 147 calculated in dog years.
Mr Jones, 68, said his wife Lynn, 55, had owned Otto, who has no offspring, since he was a puppy and he is still going strong, although he is battling a few problems including arthritis.
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Another dog may take over for Chanel as the current oldest dog. Now with a picture. Oh, and try to say the name of the location, it’s quite a tongue twister.
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Eric Shackle
Chanel was NOT the world’s oldest dog. Nor is Germany’s Penny or Shrewsbury’s Otto.
A “terier mix” named Max, owned by Janelle DeRouen of New Iberia, Louisiana, born on August 9, 1983, celebrated his 26th birthday last month.
Janelle says Max is in remarkably good shape. He suffers from cataracts, so he wears doggie goggles when he’s out in the sun, and a touch of arthritis has slowed him down, but not by much.
You can read more about Max and see his photo at http://tinyurl.com/n8nne2
Earlier this week, a German woman claimed her pooch was 25 — with a tattoo of her birthdate in her ear to prove it.
Verena Wulf from BavariaWulf told her local radio station SWR3, “My Penny is 25,” and came to her family in 1986. “The vet at the time put her age at about one and a half.”
Penny may be the world’s second-oldest dog, but Max is the max.
Thanks for the update. I had seen this story about a week before and hadn’t posted it because all these “oldest dog” stories seem a little low on proof to me. Once there was a picture, I figured at least there was a cute picture to post. I always use words like “may be the oldest dog” on these stories because I just don’t believe anyone has really done the research to find out. So thanks for posting that comment!