samoyedman Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) (Forgive me if this has been a topic before. Did a quick search and couldnt see anything). On friday morning at my dog grooming salon i met a lady with a dog that was 19 years old. That's the oldest dog i have ever met. She was deaf and blind and the owner was explaining to the groomer how to handle her. It's amazing how long dogs can live for these days. When i was a kid I never heard of a dog living much past 12 years old. What age is the oldest dog you have met? Edited February 2, 2014 by samoyedman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (Forgive me if this has been a topic before. Did a quick search and couldnt see anything). On friday morning at my dog grooming salon i met a lady with a dog that was 19 years old. That's the oldest dog i have ever met. She was deaf and blind and the owner was explaining to the groomer how to handle him. It's amazing how long dogs can live for these days. When i was a kid I never heard of a dog living much past 12 years old. What age is the oldest dog you have met? 21 year old toy poodle. She was deaf, blind and pretty bald but quite sprightly still. Someone I know recently lost their 20 year old mini poodle. He was nearly blind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I knew a beautiful cream chihuahua who was 21 years old, could still see and was so cute and friendly, everyone loved her. Sadly she was killed by another dog at a park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pjrt Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 21 year old Poodle here too. And I have known personally 2 blue ACD that reached 22 and 23 respectively, but that doesn't surprise me all that much as they have a drop of dingo in their heritage and Dingo can live well in to their 20's. In all cases I wouldn't have let the dogs reach that age. None were in that good a health even considering their age. It seems to be some sort of demented competition for some folks. The oldest dog I currently groom is 16yrs old small wire haired terrier mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 A 1 month off being 22 year old Dingo cross called 'Brownie'. Poor fella died by getting his head stuck in a broken fence hole, the owner's were devastated as he was still really spritely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 My own ACD was 17 when she was given her wings. Not bad for a dog that nearly died after eating compost and nearly died a second time after walking into the neighbour's garage and devouring an entire box of snail pellets (including the box) whilst my flat mate was chatting to the neighbour. We went through some scotch that night. True to form she counter surfed the night before she became ill (liver cancer) and ate an entire loaf of bread. We had to walk her on leash only in her last 12 months as she would forget her arthritis and sprint flat out on the beach only to pull up terribly sore the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) I met this old Italian Greyhound a couple of weeks ago. She is 18 and quite spritely, even intiating play with my puppy Neko and her brother when they met. Edited February 2, 2014 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemappelle Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I'm loving the stories about the old ACDs as my boy is now 12! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I'm loving the stories about the old ACDs as my boy is now 12! :D Bless 'em, they're too bloody minded to die young lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I used to babysit and 18& a half year old kelpie. Our own kelpie lived until over 16 years but had to be euthed due to a sinus tumour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemappelle Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I'm loving the stories about the old ACDs as my boy is now 12! :D Bless 'em, they're too bloody minded to die young lol. Awesome! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clover Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 An 18 year old schipperke. Gorgeous little man he was and quite spritely, although going blind and deaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisys Mum Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 The oldest I have met were my own... They were both 17 :) they ended up being blind/ deaf and incontinent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Also the oldest was our own. Dear Grandma, who was just short of 23 yrs of age. Rescued as a puppy thrown from a car, her name was Tessa. When she got to 13, we thought she was elderly & she was nicknamed Grandma. But she lived nearly 10 more years & would only answer to 'Grandma'. I even had to get her name changed on her council registration. She used to visit the University of Qld Vet Clinic, from 19 yrs onwards, so they could keep a good eye on her. A student would hold her & say, 'This dog is older than me!'/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I knew a beautiful cream chihuahua who was 21 years old, could still see and was so cute and friendly, everyone loved her. Sadly she was killed by another dog at a park. That is inexpressibly sad . My Tirra was past 16 (Chi X Pap) when he was killed by a foster dog. I think of him every day over 5 years later. I met a few times some years ago a Mini Poodle 22 years old, but she was in such a state that it was cruel to keep her going . And my own Toy Poodle was just shy of 20. So yes, some pretty long lived dogs around today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 A friends blue cattle Tara, she was 19 when she passed peacefully in her sleep, a bit deaf and blind but was still a force to be reckoned with when you knocked on the door :) Another bluey that a friend of mine found crossing 4 lanes of traffic and very disorientated. Took her to the vet and she was chipped but the owners weren't interested in taking her back My vet estimated her age at late teens at the time and she lived the life of luxury for another 3 years with my dog groomer friend, passing again in her sleep overnight. We called her Lizzie because we thought she was old as the Queen Mother who was 100 at the time :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozzie Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I live with him... 21 year old Mini Foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisys Mum Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 What a beautiful face one of my 17 years olds was a mini foxy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podengo Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Had a 17 year old border collie at the boarding kennels, and my grandparents had a foxy pass at 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airedaler Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 My daughter in law has a jack Russell x that is 18 and as fit, albeit a bit slow, as a fiddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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