Maggie, ‘world’s oldest dog,’ dies at 30

Along with the sad demises of bond film director Guy Hamilton and of singing sensation Prince, it is very unfortunate that we have also lost the world’s oldest dog back in Australia.

Maggie, a black and tan colored kelpie, died peacefully in sleep at her home in a dairy farm in the state of Victoria, Australia. Aged 30, which is equivalent to more than 133 human years, she was a contender for the title of the world’s oldest dog. Sadly, her owner Brian McLaren had lost the original documents and along with it any sound proof that confirmed her as a record breaker.

McLaren had brought home an eight week old Maggie when his son was four years of age, 30 years ago. The family heavily mourns the loss of their dearest family member. She has been buried in a marked grave under a pine tree.

Officially, the world’s oldest dog according to the Guinness Book of World Records is Bluey, an Australian cattle dog that died in the year 1939 at the grand old age of 29. 

Source: Fox News, USA Today, The Guardian

Story by Harshitha