How Old Is The Oldest Dog In The World 2020

Steve and jennifer hetterscheidt goldheart golden retrievers rescue august the 20 year old golden retriever.

How old is the oldest dog in the world 2020. From an archaeological point of view the oldest remains of domesticated dogs were found in central europe and date back 16 000 years. The age of the dog remains found by the researchers ranges from 14 000 to 20 000 years old the high end of which would add another 4 000 years to the known history of the domesticated dog. At 20 years old august is the world s oldest golden retriever insider. Bluey was obtained as a puppy in 1910 and worked among cattle and sheep for nearly 20 years before being put to sleep on 14 november 1939.

August is not only the world s oldest golden retriever but has even beat out one of the dogs on a list of the 20 oldest dogs in history according to the hetterscheidts. Jennifer and steve hetterscheidt adopted august in 2014 and had no idea that she would still be going strong six years later. August just turned 20 making her the world s oldest golden retriever miranda larbi saturday 27 jun 2020 9 27 am share this article via facebook share this article via twitter share this. The greatest reliable age recorded for a dog is 29 years 5 months for an australian cattle dog named bluey owned by les hall of rochester victoria australia.