World's oldest dog dies at 21 or 147

Updated On: 02 September, 2009 08:15 AM IST | | Agencies

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.

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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.