Posted on 04/21/2016 11:51:04 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The Australian owner of a dog thought to be the world's oldest at 30 years of age announced the canine died peacefully in her sleep.
Dairy farmer Brian McLaren announced his dog, Maggie, was found to have died in her sleep Tuesday morning at his Woolsthorpe, Victoria, home.
"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 told The Weekly Times. "She just went downhill in two days and I said yesterday morning when I went home for lunch ... 'She hasn't got long now.'"
"I'm sad, but I'm pleased she went the way she went," McLaren said.
Maggie was believed to be the oldest dog in the world at 30 years of age, but McLaren was unable to have the canine's age recognized by Guinness World Records because he didn't have any paperwork proving her advanced years. The oldest dog recognized by Guinness died in 1939 at the age of 29.
McLaren said his family adopted Maggie when she was only 8 weeks old.
"She wasn't pampered but she was well looked after. She always had milk -- not too much of it, but she loved her milk -- and anything else she'd wanted," McLaren told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "She loved chasing the motorbike. When she was up and going she would want to run along beside it, so the faster you went, the quicker she would run."
"She had the greatest life," McLaren said.
How old would that be in dog years?
Well ... doggone
Wow. My sister’s chihuahua/yellow lab mix died at 23, and SHE HAD NO IDEA HOW OLD HE WAS WHEN SHE ADOPTED HIM, they guessed probably 3 WHEN ADOPTED!!!
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Ping
In other news the consolidated veterinary medicine partnership of Smith Smith and Jones declared a higher annual revenue in 2015 than 2014/
Good bye sweet friend!
Back in January we had to our 16 year old pup down. She was the greatest but we had to do it. We still mourn her passing.
When I was younger things like this didn’t bother me much but as I grow older and have had time to reflect on the things I have seen in life I find myself getting softer about these things.
Maybe I am coming to grips with my own mortality.
Impressive. I’ve had two dogs get to age sixteen, my folks had a cat make it to 20.
Damn. First Prince, now this.
I had to put down my 16 yo Shep/lab a few years ago when cancer was getting the best of her.
Took a nice walk around the yard, and nice long ride which she loved and then did the hardest thing I think I’ve ever had to do in my life.
Getting a blurry screen even now.
About 200 I would imagine.
When tomorrow starts without me
Don’t think we’re far apart.
For every time you think of me
i’M right here inside your heart.
C’mon, be nice.
Wonderful poem. I have a small pet cemetery behind my garage. I’m going to make a sign with this on it and place it there today. Thank you.
We have a small, shady knoll overlooking one of our creeks, with oaks surrounded by golden California poppies where we lay to rest all our four footed friends after they have crossed the rainbow bridge.
Know what you mean. Sigh!
What a sweet girl. Say ‘Woof!’ to Lester, Ranger, Penny, Marty, Sean and Sissy.
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