List of longest-living dogs explained

This is a list of the oldest verified dogs in the world, listed by age, all of whom have attained the minimum age of 20. Aging in dogs depends on many factors, including breed, size and diet.

Longest-living dogs verified by age

RankNameBirth dateDeath dateAgeBreedHome country
1Bluey[1] [2] 7 June 191014 November 1939Australian Cattle DogAustralia
2Taffy1 September 197531 March 2003Welsh SheepdogUnited Kingdom
3Adjutant[3] 14 August 193620 November 1963Labrador RetrieverUnited Kingdom
4Pusuke[4] April 1985December 201126 years, 8 monthsShiba Inu mixJapan
5Buksi[5] [6] 199026 August 2017 yearsMongrelHungary
6Bramble[7] [8] 197831 March 200325 years[9] Border CollieUnited Kingdom
7Spike[10] 30 November 1999[11] Chihuahua mixUnited States
8Cicci[12] 14 January 199913 January 2023Volpino/Poodle mixItaly
9Lilly[13] 2000 yearsMongrelItaly
10TobyKeith[14] 9 January 200130 April 2024[15] ChihuahuaUnited States
11Piccolo[16] [17] October 1987December 201023 years, 2 monthsMongrelItaly
12Gino Wolf[18] 24 September 200029 September 2023[19] Chihuahua/American Eskimo Dog MixUnited States
13Birillo[20] 1998 (Summer)31 July 2021 yearsMongrelItaly
14Pebbles[21] 28 March 20003 October 2022[22] Toy Fox TerrierUnited States
15Funny[23] [24] 27 May 199921 November 202021 years, 178 daysDachshundJapan
16Chanel[25] 6 May 1988[26] 28 August 200921 years, 83 daysDachshundUnited States
17August[27] 24 April 200031 March 2021[28] 20 years, 341 daysGolden RetrieverUnited States

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guinness World Records. world's oldest dog. 10 October 2015. 10 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150110230106/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-dog. live.
  2. Book: Guinness Book of Records. registration. 1998. Guinness Publishing Ltd. 240. Edition included both Bluey and Taffy.
  3. Book: Guinness World Records. 35. 1970.
  4. News: Pusuke, World's Oldest Dog, Dies At Age 26 (Or 125 In 'Human Years') . NPR . 2011-12-08.
  5. Web site: origo.hu . A demens kutyák titka: magyarok kutatják az ebek öregedését . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200529180036/https://www.origo.hu/tudomany/20160219-kutya-oregedes-etologia-vizsgalat-magyar-kutatok-elte.html . 29 May 2020 . 20 August 2016 . hu.
  6. Web site: 28 August 2017 . index.hu . Elpusztult Buksi, Magyarország legöregebb kutyája . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200729033659/https://index.hu/tudomany/2017/08/28/elpusztult_buksi_magyarorszag_legoregebb_kutyaja/ . 29 July 2020 . 28 August 2017 . hu.
  7. Is It OK to Make Your Dog Vegan? . WIRED . 24 June 2021 . Ellis . Emma Grey . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516071746/https://www.wired.com/story/is-it-ok-to-make-your-dog-vegan/ . live .
  8. Web site: Bramble the Collie's Secrets to Living to Age 25 . v-dog . 24 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624230853/https://v-dog.com/blogs/v-dog-blog/bramble-the-collies-secrets-to-living-to-age-25 . live .
  9. Web site: Bramble’s secret to living over 25 years! . 2024-04-06 . Freshwoof . en.
  10. Web site: Oldest dog living . 2022-11-16 . Guinness World Records . en-gb . 16 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116213632/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/70541-oldest-dog-living . live .
  11. Web site: Chihuahua named Spike is world's oldest dog: 'He makes the best of each day'. Brooke. Steinberg. New York Post. 20 January 2023. 19 January 2023. 19 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119215413/https://nypost.com/2023/01/19/chihuahua-spike-is-worlds-oldest-dog-he-makes-the-best-of-each-day/. live.
  12. Web site: Andreini . Elena . Morto il cane più anziano del mondo. A Prato un evento per ricordare Cicci . Il Tirreno . it . 2023-01-21.
  13. News: Compie 24 anni Lilly, la cagnolina "più vecchia del mondo" . ANSA . 2024-01-01 . it.
  14. Web site: 14 April 2022 . World's oldest dog confirmed as 21-year-old chihuahua TobyKeith . Guinness World Records . 19 April 2022 . 19 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419153204/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/4/worlds-oldest-dog-confirmed-as-21-year-old-chihuahua-tobykeith-698527 . live .
  15. Web site: 4 May 2024 . tobykeith_thechihuahua on Instagram . 31 May 2024 . Instagram.
  16. News: Guinness dei primati: vive a Belluno il cane più vecchio del mondo (23 anni) . Corriere delle Alpi . 2010-11-18 . it.
  17. News: Belluno: è morto Piccolo, il cane più vecchio del mondo . Corriere delle Alpi . 2010-12-25 . it.
  18. Web site: 2022-12-09 . 22-year-old Gino Wolf is the new oldest dog on Earth . 2023-01-22 . Guinness World Records . en-gb . 20 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120194059/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/12/22-year-old-gino-wolf-is-the-new-oldest-dog-on-earth-729401 . live .
  19. Web site: 2024-01-15 . A Scandal Is Tearing the World of Record-Breaking Dogs Apart . 2024-07-24 . Wired . en-gb . 15 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115120433/https://www.wired.com/story/guinness-worlds-oldest-dog-scandal/ . live .
  20. Web site: È morto Birillo, era il cane più anziano d’Italia: viveva in provincia di Salerno . L'Occhio di Salerno . it . 2021-08-01.
  21. Web site: 2022-05-26 . World's oldest dog living confirmed as 22-year-old Toy Fox Terrier . 2022-05-28 . Guinness World Records . en-gb . 27 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527160939/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/5/south-carolina-toy-fox-terrier-named-worlds-oldest-dog-living . live .
  22. News: Pebbles, the world's oldest dog, passes away aged 22 . 5 October 2022 . Guinness World Records . 5 October 2022 . 5 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005140934/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/10/pebbles-the-worlds-oldest-dog-passes-away-aged-22-720093 . live .
  23. Web site: 2021-11-18 . Morning Start: The oldest living dog is 21-years-old . 2024-03-14 . Penticton Western News . en.
  24. Web site: Atwal . Sanj . 11 October 2021 . World's oldest animals: cats, dogs, deep sea creatures and more . 14 March 2024 . Guinness World Records.
  25. Web site: 2009-08-31 . World’s oldest dog dies in NY at 21 -- or 147 . 2023-11-06 . The San Diego Union-Tribune . en-gb .
  26. Web site: Celizic . Mike . 2009-05-06 . Meet Chanel: Almost 21, the world’s oldest dog . 2023-11-07 . www.today.com . en.
  27. Web site: 2020-06-24 . Meet August, the world's oldest golden retriever at 20 years old . 2023-11-07 . TODAY.com . en.
  28. Web site: Weinfurter . Molly . 2021-04-13 . Update: World's Oldest Golden Retriever Passes Away Peacefully . 2023-11-07 . iHeartDogs.com . en-US.

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