Max (dog)

Max
Born 9 August 1983
Died 18 May 2013 (aged 29 years, 282 days)
Owner Janelle Derouen

Max (9 August 1983 – 18 May 2013) was a beagle, dachshund and terrier mix whose owner claimed that it had lived 29 years and 282 days.[1] His owner, Janelle Derouen, adopted him from a Louisiana sugar cane farmer in 1983.[1][2]

In August 2009, The Telegraph reported that Max had veterinary records proving his age and that at 29 he was the world's oldest living dog. He was 3 years older than Pusuke a Shiba Inu who, at 26 years of age, had previously been considered the oldest living dog.[3][4]

On May 15, 2013, the Guinness World Records organization was purported to have approved a claim made by Janelle DeRouen for Max to be recognized as the World's Oldest Dog.[1] However, just three days later, on May 18, Max died of a Tonic–clonic seizure.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.iberianet.com/news/max-misses-world-s-oldest-dog-title/article_a432c462-c251-11e2-96b5-001a4bcf887a.html
  2. ↑ Eims, Penny (September 10, 2011). "Holy smoke - that's an old dog!". Family & Home Examiner. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6001090/Worlds-oldest-dog-turns-26.html
  4. ↑ Faulk, Laura (September 20, 2009). "The top dog? Max , 26, could be world s oldest". Biloxi, Mississippi. Sun Herald. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

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Records
Preceded by
Bella		 World's oldest dog
6 September 1998 – 18 May 2013 		Succeeded by
Minius
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