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.
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 at her owners' home in Long Island on Friday.
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, said owners Denice and Karl Shaughnessy.
The playful dachshund was only 6 weeks old when Denice Shaughnessy, then serving with the US Army, adopted her from a shelter in Virginia.
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Pampered Pooch: Chanel wore tinted goggles for her cataracts in her later years and favoured sweaters because she was sensitive to the cold |
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.
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She also liked chocolate, usually considered toxic to dogs, added Shaughnessy.
"She once ate an entire bag of Reese's peanut butter cups, and, you see, she lived to be 21, so go figure," Shaughnessy recalled.
Karl nominated Chanel for the title of world's oldest dog after noticing the Guinness World Records book had no record.
Guinness World Records officials presented Chanel with a certificate as the world's oldest dog at a Manhattan birthday bash in May.
Chanel exercised daily and ate home-cooked chicken with her dog food, but good care wasn't entirely responsible for her long life, said her owners, who attributed God.
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"Dogs are God's angels sent here to look out for us," said Shaughnessy.
