Monday, August 17, 2009

Happy Birthday Chanel, Oldest Dog In The World

Chanel, the blonde dachshund was born on May 6, 1988, meaning she is 21 in human years, the oldest dog in the world. In human years, Chanel is about 147 years old (21 x 7). Actually, that depends on which conversion formula you use. According to the Dog Year Calculator, Chanel is 97 human years old. They explain: "... since dogs reach adulthood within the first couple of years, the formula (for calculating dog years) is: 10.5 dog years per human year for the first 2 years, then 4 dog years per human year for each year after." Whichever, as you can see, Chanel is a grand lady and we wish her a (belated) very happy birthday.

The oldest dog on record was Bluey the Australian cattle dog. He was born in 1910 and went to dog heaven in 1939 at the good old age of 129 human years.

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