The world's oldest dog Chanel has died. She just turned 21 in May which is 147 in dog years. Chanel was a crossbreed of Daschsund and Terrier. In her youth she ran every day but as a senior citizen she wore special glasses to protect her eyes from the sun as Chanel had cataracts.
Her vet Phillip Zangara seemed to have jinxed her as he said in an interview on her birthday, "She is defying every odd right now. I'm surprised at just about everything about her. She has the body of a six-year old." What a difference a couple months will make in a dogs life.
She spent her final days with her owners Karl and Denise Shaughnessy in Long Island NY.
As old as Chanel was, she did not hold the record for oldest dog ever. That honor currently belongs to a 29 year old Australian cattle dog whom worked on a farm in Australia.