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23-year-old Chihuahua named Spike officially world’s oldest living dog
Spike, a small and friendly pooch from Ohio, is 23 years old and loves Dorito's and long walks with his Mom.
Updated Jan 20, 2023, 10:56 IST
Spike, a 23-year-old Chihuahua mix from Ohio, has been named the world's oldest living dog | Picture courtesy of Guinness World Records
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The chihuahua mix now holds the Guinness World Record as the world's oldest living dog.
- Spike was 23 years and 7 days old as of December 7, 2022.
- He lives with his Mom, Rita Kimball, in Camden, Ohio.
A 23-year-old rescued Chihuahua mix from Ohio, USA, has now claimed the Guinness World Record for being the world’s oldest living dog.
Born in November 1999, Spike is a tiny and lovable pooch who hails from Camden.
According to Guinness World Records North America, the “su-paw-star” who was 23 years and 7 days old as of December 7, 2022, stands at 9 inches and weighs just under 13 pounds, or 5.4 kg.
Spike’s Mom, Rita Kimball, said she found him in the parking lot of a grocery store in 2010. He was already 10 years old at the time and was likely a victim of abuse.
“He had been shaved up his back, had blood stains around his neck from a chain or rope, and looked pretty rough,” Kimball recounted to Guinness.
“The clerk in the grocery told us he had been there for three days, and they were feeding him scraps... When we left the store and entered the parking lot, he followed."
Seeing as there was no one to look out for him, she decided to take the canine home to join the rest of the herd on a small farm she owns.
Chihuahua personality
The name Spike would conjure up the image of a beastly dog for many. But since he’s a Chihuahua, Kimball said her four-legged companion has the “attitude of a big dog”.
“When he was younger, he tried intimidating the cows and horses by barking and trying to chase them,” she stated.
Doritos, baths and long walks
At his grand old age, Spike is nearly blind and hard of hearing but that hardly comes in the way of long walks, which he loves to take on summer weekends.
The dog's barn visits are followed by evening baths on Saturdays and his occasional favourite snack, crunched-up Dorito's.
World's oldest dog
Spike is the fourth canine to hold the Guinness World Record title as the oldest living dog since 2022. The record can change hands while title holders are still alive as pet owners catch wind of it and get their furry friends verified.
TobyKeith, a purebred Chihuahua in Florida, has held the record multiple times in the past year.
Pebbles, a toy fox terrier from South Carolina, took the title briefly before he died on October 3 aged 22.
In December, Gino, a 22-year-old chihuahua mix, who was previously named the world's oldest dog, passed in Los Angeles.
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