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World's oldest dog dies at 21 — or 147
by: Rovering Reporter
According to the Associate Press, Chanel, a wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world's oldest dog and celebrated its last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at age 21 — or 147 in dog years.
Chanel apparently died of natural causes at her owners' home on Long Island, NY. According to her owner’s Denice and Karl Shaughnessy, a very stylish Chanel wore tinted goggles for her cataracts in her later years and favored sweaters because she was sensitive to the cold.
The playful dachshund was only 6 weeks old when, then serving with the U.S. Army, adopted her from a shelter in Newport News, Va.
Along with her US Army owner, Chanel spent nine years on assignment in Germany, after being adopted from a shelter in Newport News, VA. Karl Shaughnessy nominated Chanel for the title of world's oldest dog after noticing the Guinness World Records book had no record.
Guinness World Records officials presented Chanel with a certificate as the world's oldest dog at a Manhattan birthday bash in May. Chanel loved the party, especially the just for dogs cake, which had a peanut butter flavor.
Chanel exercised daily and ate home-cooked chicken with her dog food, but good care wasn't entirely responsible for her long life, said her owners, who attributed God.
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