World's oldest dog dies at 21
By Virginia Byrne, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world's oldest dog and celebrated its last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at age 21 - or 147 in dog years.
The dog, named Chanel, died Friday of natural causes at her owners' home in suburban Port Jefferson Station, outside New York City.
Chanel, as stylish as her legendary namesake, wore tinted goggles for her cataracts in her later years and favoured sweaters because she was sensitive to the cold, owners Denice and Karl Shaughnessy said Monday.
The playful dachshund was only 6 weeks old when Denice Shaughnessy, then serving with the U.S. Army, adopted her from a shelter in Virginia.
Along with her owner, Chanel spent nine years on assignment in Germany, where she became adept at stealing sticks of butter from kitchen countertops and hiding them in sofa cushions in the living room, Shaughnessy said. She also liked chocolate, usually considered toxic to dogs, Shaughnessy said.
"She once ate an entire bag of Reese's peanut butter cups, and, you see, she lived to be 21, so go figure," Shaughnessy added.
I'm not a big animal fan, especially dogs, but I am always happy to hear about an animal living to a ripe old age. Of course, everyone should know I've had the same cat for 21 years. Last I hear Muff the Cat has one leg in the grave and the other on a banana peel but she aint dead yet!
McIntosh also swears his dog Spanky was 21 when the dog made his exit. And by 'made exit' I don't mean died. Ben's dog just ran away. For all we know that dog could be 30 years old, chilling out somewhere. This dog in the story could have very well been the pretender to Spanky's throne.
Either way, I'm pretty sure this dog, Muff and Spanky don't hold a candle to Joe Louis. He lived to 137 at least and that's in human years.
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