i have a golden retriever which is 24 years old!!!!¡¡ and the vet confirmed this. dogs are only supposed to live to 13!!!
so my question is how old are your dogs, whats the dogs species, and most importantly can any of them break my dogs record?¿?
more detail not related to question ----- lol just to add more details about my dog shes is a female. her name is maxie. and being so old she has to be on lots of medications and has add many sugeries. we have spent about 1500$-2500$ on her in last year just to keep her so good. because the vet confirmed she is 24 she is also goign to be in the front page of the newspaper!!! yea!!! she might be old but we still love her and she still also loves to jump, run, and play so we hope she can go on living another 5 or more years!!! ( be jelious!! )
but as much money and love we put into this dog the vet says she also isn't goign to live much longer. every year about summer she looses al
2007-03-02 12:21:16 · 11 answers · asked by King Drew 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
There is a raw fed dog in Australia that is in his 30's. No medical problems, and has as much energy as a 2 year old.
Here is one article about Jerry. He turned 27 in 2004, that would put him at 30 this year.
Outback mongrel could be oldest dog
CANBERRA, Australia -- A 26-year-old mongrel living with an Aboriginal family in Australia's Outback has the potential to become the world's oldest living dog, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Jerry, an Australian cattle dog-bull terrier cross, will next month turn 27 - the equivalent of 189 years for a human - said Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals veterinarian Honey Nelson in Sydney's Daily Telegraph.
"He will be 27 ... years in August - I have no doubt at all," Nelson reportedly said after examining Jerry. "He could push on to 28, going by his good body condition."
The oldest living dog in the 2004 edition of "Guinness World Records" is Butch, a 27-year-old beagle in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Jerry's owner, Waddie Harris - an Aboriginal tribal leader in New South Wales state's Wilcannia town, put Jerry's longevity down to his high-protein diet of Outback wildlife.
"Jerry has grown up on kangaroo, rabbit and emu as well as scraps off the table," the newspaper quoted Harris as saying.
An Australian cattle dog named Bluey, who died in 1939 at age 29, is thought to have been the world's oldest dog, the newspaper said.
Source: Newspaper, The Associated Press, July 11 2004
By the way the answer to this question
whats the dogs species? All dogs are one species, there are breeds in the species yes, but different breeds aren't seperate species. All dogs fall under the category of Canis Familiarus.
2007-03-02 12:25:32 · answer #1 · answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mother had a chihuahua that was 25 when we had to euthanize him (severe strokes every few hours). How he lived that long is beyond me. He had a heart murmur, a missing eye, was blind in the other, had respitory problems, and was missing most of his teeth (genetic). Some dogs just have more spirit than most humans could ever dream of. I'm glad your goldie has had such a long life. Give that dog a hug and make every day count. It sounds like she'll live as long as Goliath. I DID NOT NAME HIM!!!! LOL
2007-03-02 12:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by Erica Lynn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's amazing. I have a 13 year old foxhound mix who is still going strong. I'd be thrilled if he could come close to your dog's longevity. Congratulations on taking such good care of Maxie. She definitely deserves to be on the front page.
2007-03-02 15:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by Buddy28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is wonderful! I also have golden. She is 9. I hope and pray she lives into her 20's! I never heard of a dog being that old. That's good to know that it can happen!
2007-03-02 13:30:10 · answer #4 · answered by Marissa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My canine is acquainted with my sons call. I ask her to discover Oskar and he or she runs to him. that's probable as a results of fact he's in simple terms a toddler and that i'm consistently asserting his call, and have been at abode lots of the day so she's listening to me call his call plenty :)
2016-10-02 07:13:55 · answer #5 · answered by federica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had two cocker spaniels that lived to be: 18ys/o male....Alex and 18.5ys/o female.....Buffy !! It doesn't beat your record but it is a lot of years for a cocker. I had these two dogs before I had my kids who are now 16 and 18 and to this day I will never forget them or their personalities!! I still vist their grave sites. I wish you and her the best of luck!!! Enjoy her
2007-03-02 12:36:14 · answer #6 · answered by jojo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, ours can't beat your dogs record.
Our dogs are 3 1/2 year old female black lab mix, 3 year old black lab/border collie/german shepherd mix, 2 year old male boxer mix.
I hope we are lucky enough to have our dogs live as long a life. It will break my heart when it's their time to go.
2007-03-02 14:54:19 · answer #7 · answered by Ani 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW! Would love to see the paper! Mine have never gotten anywhere close. I know you enjoy every day with your beloved pet. When she makes the newspaper, e-mail me a link. I would love to see her! Congratulations!
2007-03-02 12:50:30 · answer #8 · answered by Ayla B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is freaking amazing, especially since shes a golden and they can get so many nasty diseases in old age. Congrats!
2007-03-02 12:35:42 · answer #9 · answered by cs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just enjoyed every moment with your dog
2007-03-02 12:34:12 · answer #10 · answered by lovepets 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋