The dog was born on March 28, 2000 in Long Island, New York and lived mostly in the state of South Carolina. With her small frame and her weight of 2 kilos, she gave birth to 32 puppies during her life.
Pebbles, the world’s oldest dog, died earlier this week at the age of 22 in the southeastern United States, the Guinness Book of World Records announced on its website on Wednesday. This female, from the fox terrier family, had been fed cat food by her owners since 2012, which may have contributed to her longevity. “Pebbles, the oldest dog in the world, sadly passed away in a natural and peaceful way, at home and surrounded by her family“, wrote his masters on the social network Instagram.
The dog was born on March 28, 2000 in Long Island, New York and lived mostly in the state of South Carolina. With her small size and her weight of 2 kilos, she gave birth to 32 puppies during her life.in three different litters with his late partner, Rocky (also a Toy Fox Terrier) who died in 2017 aged 16“says Guinness. Pebbles was named the oldest dog in the world in May 2022, during a visit by experts from the Guinness book, a real institution which lists records in all fields.
According to her owner, Julie Gregory, Pebbles’ health secret lay in the grooming of the dog that she performed “with the greatest attention“, she confided. Country music aficionado Pebbles died five months before celebrating her 23rd birthday. “She spent her days listening to country music and being loved“wrote Julie Gregory in a press release.