Owning a dog is one of the great joys of life, they provide us unconditional love, companisonship and lots of smiles. The only sad thing is that people live longer than dogs, and this brings most owners to tears.
Since we do not know how long will our dogs live, we have to take care of our dogs carefully and attention the health of them.
Although the lifetime of many dogs are short, some of the dogs make it to live longer. The oldest verified dog is linked to an United States Terrier dog named Max, which lived 29 years.
Maybe you just have a newborn puppy, this is the start of the life. The little puppy is cute, and of course you want it to live longer. Then let's start from naming it after those oldest verified dogs. We believe your puppy will live longer than these oldest dogs.
The following canines' ages were authenticated via Guinness World Records.
Max
Birth Date: 9 August 1983
Death Date: 18 May 2013
Age: 29 years, 282 days
Breed: Terrier
Country of death: United States
Bluey
Birth Date: 7 June 1910
Death Date: 14 November 1939
Age: 29 years, 160 days
Breed: Australian Cattle Dog
Country of death: Australia
Butch
Birth Date: 1975
Death Date: 2003
Age: ≥28 years
Breed: Beagle
Country of death: United States
Bramble
Birth Date: 1 September 1975
Death Date: 31 March 2003
Age: 27 years, 211 days
Breed: Border Collie
Country of death: United Kingdom
Adjutant
Birth Date: 14 August 1936
Death Date: 20 November 1963
Age: 27 years, 98 days
Breed: Labrador Retriever cross
Country of death: United Kingdom
Pusuke
Birth Date: 1 April 1985
Death Date: 5 December 2011
Age: 26 years, 248 days
Breed: Shiba Inu mix
Country of death: Japan
Sugar
Birth Date: 18 August 1952
Death Date: 13 August 1977
Age: 24 years, 360 days
Breed: N/A
Country of death: United States
Piccolo
Birth Date: 1 October 1987
Death Date: 26 December 2010
Age: 23 years, 86 days
Breed: Mutt
Country of death: Italy
Kathy T. Dog
Birth Date: 8 January 1991
Death Date: 6 February 2013
Age: 22 years, 29 days
Breed: Mutt
Country of death: United States
Mister
Birth Date: 28 November 1991
Death Date: 26 October 2013
Age: 21 years, 332 days
Breed: Shepherd mix
Country of death: United States
Chanel
Birth Date: 6 May 1988
Death Date: 28 August 2009
Age: 21 years, 114 days
Breed: Dachshund
Country of death: United States
Seamus
Birth Date: 24 July 1993
Death Date: 18 May 2014
Age: 20 years, 298 days
Breed: Toy Poodle
Country of death: United States
Sotirakis
Birth Date: 11 April 1993
Death Date: 16 January 2014
Age: 20 years, 280 days
Breed: Stray
Country of death: Greece
Megabyte
Birth Date: 11 April 1993
Death Date: 1 January 2014
Age: 20 years, 265 days
Breed: Chihuahua
Country of death: United States
Otto
Birth Date: 14 February 1989
Death Date: 14 January 2010
Age: 20 years, 334 days
Breed: Dachshund-Terrier cross
Country of death: United Kingdom
Winston Rha
Birth Date: 12 December 1992
Death Date: 15 May 2013
Age: 20 years, 154 days
Breed: Schnoodle
Country of death: United States
Willie
Birth Date: 21 May 1994
Death Date: 4 September 2014
Age: 20 years, 106 days
Breed: Jack Russell
Country of death: United Kingdom
Scolly
Birth Date: 15 June 1993
Death Date: 18 July 2013
Age: 20 years, 33 days
Breed: Dachshund
Country of death: Mexico