"Age Shall Not Wither Her" - World's Oldest Dog Could be Living in Derbyshire, UK
And the amazing thing is that "Bella's owner David Richardson, 76, said he bought the mixed breed dog from the RSPCA 26 years ago when she was 'at least three years old'." That means Bella is almost 200 years old in dog years! Blimey.
Bella still likes a walk in the park and, in spite of having just two teeth left, likes to suck on a sweet! A girl after my own heart!
My favourite part of the whole story is not Bella's incredible age-defying story - what's her REAL secret, that's what I want to know! Anyway, I digress...this is what made me laugh:
"Mr Richardson said when he went to the RSPCA to buy a dog he wasn't allowed to have an Alsatian because he was 50 years old". The irony is, as everyone knows, that crossbreeds invariably outlive pure pedigrees. And I speak from experience. As a pedigree!
Now, all that remains for Bella to be a true record breaker, is for the RSPCA to produce the correct paperwork OR for Bella's owners to provide photographic evidence (my suggestion) to prove just how long she has been with her 'new' owners. The Mistress has a veritable photo library of my pictures - from the day she adopted me until now!
So, let's hope our friends at the Guinness Book of Records authenticate Bella - if nothing else, she deserves our admiration.
Woof Woof
she is soooo cute.
Posted by: sabrina | July 07, 2008 at 02:02 AM