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Florida Chihuahua is World’s Oldest Living Dog Setting Guinness Record

Guinness World Records/Gisela Shore

A new record for the world’s oldest dog living has been official confirmed in Florida: Born on 9 January, 2001, meet 21-year-old chihuahua TobyKeith.

TobyKeith’s owner, Gisela Shore, has been with him for much of his life after adopting him from a shelter.

“I was a volunteer at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue and one of the employees told me about an elderly couple trying to surrender a puppy because they could not take care of him any longer,” Gisela told Guinness World Records.

“I met with the elderly couple and I was introduced to a tiny tan Chihuahua. He was named Peanut Butter by his owners. I later changed his name to TobyKeith.”

TobyKeith has a close friendship with Gisela’s 28-year-old umbrella cockatoo Coco, and often walks around with her. He enjoys eating turkey slices, taking little walks and lying beside Gisela while she does her work from home.

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To commemorate being named world’s oldest canine, TobyKeith took a shower, had his nails cut and went for a ride in a car–his favourite treat.

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Julia Powell

Julia is a founder of PetsLifeGuide and an author of articles about German Shorhaired Pointers and accessories for them. She is a specialist about this breed since 2002

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