List of longest-living dogs

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

Rank	Name	Birth date	Death date	Age	Breed	Home country
1	Bluey^[1]^[2]	7 June 1910	14 November 1939	29 years, 160 days	Australian Cattle Dog	Australia
2	Taffy^[2]	1 September 1975	31 March 2003	27 years, 211 days	Welsh Sheepdog	United Kingdom
3	Adjutant^[3]	14 August 1936	20 November 1963	27 years, 98 days	Labrador Retriever	United Kingdom
4	Pusuke^[4]	April 1985	December 2011	26 years, 8 months	Shiba Inu mix	Japan
5	Buksi^[5]^[6]	1990	26 August 2017	26–27 years	Mongrel	Hungary
6	Bramble^[7]^[8]	1978	31 March 2003	just over 25 years ^[9]	Border Collie	United Kingdom
7	Spike^[10]	30 November 1999	Living	24 years, 131 days^[11]	Chihuahua mix	United States
8	Cicci^[12]	14 January 1999	13 January 2023	23 years, 364 days	Volpino/Poodle mix	Italy
9	Lilly^[13]	2000	Living	23–24 years	Mongrel	Italy
10	Gino Hammerstrike Gilgamesh Wolf^[14]	24 September 2000	Living	23 years, 198 days	Chihuahua/American Eskimo Dog Mix	United States
11	Piccolo^[15]^[16]	October 1987	December 2010	23 years, 2 months	Mongrel	Italy
12	Birillo^[17]	1998 (Summer)	31 July 2021	22–23 years	Mongrel	Italy
13	TobyKeith^[18]	9 January 2001	Living	23 years, 91 days	Chihuahua	United States
14	Pebbles^[19]	28 March 2000	3 October 2022^[20]	22 years, 189 days	Toy Fox Terrier	United States
15	Funny^[21]^[22]	27 May 1999	21 November 2020	21 years, 178 days	Dachshund	Japan
16	Chanel^[23]	6 May 1988^[24]	28 August 2009	21 years, 83 days	Dachshund	United States
17	August^[25]	24 April 2000	31 March 2021^[26]	20 years, 341 days	Golden Retriever	United States

See also

• List of individual dogs
• List of oldest cats
• List of longest-living organisms
• Uncle Chichi
• Max
• Bobi

References

1. Guinness World Records (ed.). "world's oldest dog". from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
2. Guinness Book of Records. Guinness Publishing Ltd. 1998. p. 240.Edition included both Bluey and Taffy.
3. Guinness World Records (1970 ed.). p. 35.
4. "Pusuke, World's Oldest Dog, Dies At Age 26 (Or 125 In 'Human Years')". NPR. 8 December 2011.
5. origo.hu (ed.). "A demens kutyák titka: magyarok kutatják az ebek öregedését" (in Hungarian). from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
6. index.hu, ed. (28 August 2017). "Elpusztult Buksi, Magyarország legöregebb kutyája" (in Hungarian). from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
7. Ellis, Emma Grey. "Is It OK to Make Your Dog Vegan?". WIRED. from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
8. "Bramble the Collie's Secrets to Living to Age 25". v-dog. from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
9. "Bramble's secret to living over 25 years!". Freshwoof. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
10. "Oldest dog living". Guinness World Records. from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
11. Steinberg, Brooke (19 January 2023). "Chihuahua named Spike is world's oldest dog: 'He makes the best of each day'". New York Post. from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
12. Andreini, Elena (21 January 2023). "Morto il cane più anziano del mondo. A Prato un evento per ricordare Cicci". Il Tirreno (in Italian).
13. "Compie 24 anni Lilly, la cagnolina "più vecchia del mondo"" (in Italian). ANSA. 1 January 2024.
14. "22-year-old Gino Wolf is the new oldest dog on Earth". Guinness World Records. 9 December 2022. from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
15. "Guinness dei primati: vive a Belluno il cane più vecchio del mondo (23 anni)". Corriere delle Alpi (in Italian). 18 November 2010.
16. "Belluno: è morto Piccolo, il cane più vecchio del mondo". Corriere delle Alpi (in Italian). 25 December 2010.
17. "È morto Birillo, era il cane più anziano d'Italia: viveva in provincia di Salerno". L'Occhio di Salerno (in Italian). 1 August 2021.
18. "World's oldest dog confirmed as 21-year-old chihuahua TobyKeith". Guinness World Records. 14 April 2022. from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
19. "World's oldest dog living confirmed as 22-year-old Toy Fox Terrier". Guinness World Records. 26 May 2022. from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
20. "Pebbles, the world's oldest dog, passes away aged 22". Guinness World Records. 5 October 2022. from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
21. "Morning Start: The oldest living dog is 21-years-old". Penticton Western News. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
22. Atwal, Sanj (11 October 2021). "World's oldest animals: cats, dogs, deep sea creatures and more". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
23. "World's oldest dog dies in NY at 21 -- or 147". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
24. Celizic, Mike (6 May 2009). "Meet Chanel: Almost 21, the world's oldest dog". www.today.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
25. "Meet August, the world's oldest golden retriever at 20 years old". TODAY.com. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
26. Weinfurter, Molly (13 April 2021). "Update: World's Oldest Golden Retriever Passes Away Peacefully". iHeartDogs.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

External links

• Salgado, Curtis; Hager, Alan. "I Want My Dog To Live Longer (The Greatest Wish)" (Audio). Alligator Records – via YouTube.