What Is The Oldest Dog In The World

Aging in dogs depends on breed size and diet.

What is the oldest dog in the world. The oldest dog breeds in the world share some physical characteristics as well as personality traits. This shows that the saluki shares many of its characteristics with the grey wolf. That honor goes to bluey an australian cattle dog who lived to be 29 years 5 months old. It says that the dog dates as far back to 329 bc in ancient egypt.

Bluey lived from 1910 to 1939 and. Three owners have made claims for longer lived dogs max maggie and bella but these claims have not been independently verified. The current world record holder for world s oldest dog is bluey an australian cattle dog who coincidentally lived in victoria australia just like maggie. 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.

Bluey or known by his full name as bluey les hall lived from 7 june 1910 to 14 november 1939. Through dna evidence salukis are one of 14 breeds shown to be the least divergent from wolves in fact the breed is recognized by the guinness book of world records as the world s oldest dog breed dating back to ancient egypt around 329 b c. He was owned by les and esma hall and is officially the oldest dog according to the guinness book of world records. 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.

The breed is also one of 14 dog breeds that are not that very different from wolves. The guinness book of world records also recognizes the saluki as the oldest breed in the world. Diets of the oldest dogs in the world. Tuesday february 14th 2012.

So what did bluey eat. According to guinness world records the oldest living dog was 29 and a half years old bluey was a cattle dog who lived on a farm. Salukis are sighthounds that were typically used by nomadic tribes for hunting and were bred for their speed strength and endurance. Self evidently they are dogs with strong bodies well developed muscles often compact and resistant and have coats where shades of red brown and tan predominate.

While 27 is an incredible age for dog bramble is not the longest lived dog in the world. Bluey s age is part of what urged a study to be conducted regarding the longevity of the lives of australian cattle dogs.