The world’s oldest living dog, Pebbles – a 22-year-old Toy Fox Terrier – dies
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World’s oldest living dog dies five months before her 23rd birthday: Fox terrier named Pebbles had 32 puppies and switched to cat food as she got older because it contains more protein
- Pebbles, the world’s oldest living dog, died Monday at age 22, just five months before her 23rd birthday
- The fox terrier, who lived in South Carolina, became the record holder in May after her owners Julie and Bobby Gregory
- They applied for the record after seeing the story of Toby Keith, a 21-year-old dog who held the record for Pebbles, and realized she was older
- Pebbles was born in Long Island, NY, in 2000 and moved with her family to South Carolina in 2007 and gave birth to 32 puppies during her lifetime.
- She enjoyed country music, hot baths and eating ribs on her birthday
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The world’s oldest living dog, who ate cat food and gave birth to 32 puppies, passed away just months before her 23rd birthday.
Pebbles, a 22-year-old Toy Fox Terrier, died Monday of “natural causes” at the home of her owner Bobby and Julie Gregory in South Carolina.
âShe was a once in a lifetime companion, and we were honored to have been blessed to have her as a pet and family member,â said her owner Julie Gregory.
“There was never anyone Pebbles met who didn’t love her.”
She broke the Guinness World Record for oldest dog in May, weeks after seeing a 21-year-old Scottish Chihuahua named TobyKeith receive the award.
The world’s oldest living dog, a fox terrier named Pebbles, has died aged 23, her owners have revealed
Pebbles got her Guinness World Record in May after her owners saw a story about a Scottish Chihuahua named TobyKeith who was crowned the world’s oldest living dog at age 21. Realizing that Pebbles was older, they requested the record, which was certified weeks later
Realizing Pebbles was older, the Gregorys submitted her for the record and caught up with TobyKeith just weeks later.
“Bobby was sitting on the couch and friends and family started texting and calling about a story they saw about a 21-year-old dog who got the record,” Julie recalled. Guinness.
“When I saw TobyKeith’s story all over the news, I signed up.” The death of Pebbles means TobyKeith has now regained his crown as the world’s oldest known living dog.
Pebbles was born in Long Island, New York, before moving south in 2007.
Pebbles gave birth to 32 puppies over the course of her life. Her partner Rocky died in 2017 at the age of 16
Towards the end of her life, Pebbles switched from dog food to cat food because it contains more meat protein. The oldest known dog ever was an Australian drover dog named Bluey, who died in 1939 at the age of 29
When her family adopted her, the Gregorys originally planned to buy a much larger dog, but they are in love with the four-pound animal.
Throughout her life, Pebbles would give birth to the 32 puppies that crossed three litters with her late partner, Rocky, who died in 2017 at the age of 16.
In 2012, Pebbles’ vet switched her to cat food because it was higher in protein and she could enjoy the occasional treat of ribs.
According to her family, she also liked to listen to country music and hot baths.
âShe likes to listen to country music while she sleeps. Her two favorite country singers are Conway Twitty and Dwight Yoakam,” Julie told Guinness earlier this year.
The oldest dog to ever hold the title was Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, who turned 29.
He died in Australia in 1939.