“I’m sad, but I’m pleased she went the way she went.” - Maggie, World's oldest dog (off the
- Joey
- Apr 21, 2016
- 1 min read
Maggie, a black and tan Kelpie was thought to be the oldest dog in the world, although her owners had no papers to prove it. At the age of 30, Maggie was over 200 in human years!
The elderly pup's heartbroken owner, dairy farmer Brian McLaren, confirmed the death to local media.
"She was 30 years old, she was still going along nicely last week, she was walking from the dairy to the office and growling at the cats and all that sort of thing," McLaren
She received national media attention in November last year after McLaren said she was the world’s oldest dog – but he’d lost her ownership papers and any proof she was a record-breaker.
Officially, the title of the oldest dog in the world still belongs to Bluey, an Australian cattle-dog from Rochester in Victoria, which reached 29 years and five months. According to the Guinness Book of Records his owner bought him as a puppy in 1910 and he grew up to work among the sheep and cattle until he was put down in November 1939." - The Independent
Maggie, passed away peacefully at home and has been buried in a marked grave under a pine tree.
"She had the greatest life"
McLaren told Australia's ABC News.
The closest 5 ages to Maggie have been :
1.Maggie 30 years, Australian Kelpie, Australia
2.Blue 29 years, 160 days Australian Cattle Dog , Australia
3.Butch 28 years, Beagle, United States
4.Taffy 28 years, Welsh Collie, United Kingdom
5.Bramble 27 years, Border Collie, United Kingdom
6.Adjutant 27 years, Labrador Retriever cross, United Kingdom
7.Pusuke 26 years, Shiba Inu mix, Japan
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