(I cringed at 1:46 of the video)
Pebbles, a toy fox terrier certified as the oldest living dog in May this year, has died at the age of 22—the equivalent of more than 120 years of age for a human, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association‘s calculations. According to an Instagram post from owners Bobby and Julie Gregory, Pebbles was born in New York on March 28, 2000, and had lived in South Carolina since 2007, ABC7 reports. She lived a “long happy life full of love” and had 32 puppies with her partner, Rocky, who died in 2016, her owners said. “She was a once in a lifetime companion, and it was our honor to have had the blessing to have had her as a pet, and family member,” they wrote.
The Gregorys had initially planned to adopt a large dog but there was “instant love” when Bobby met Pebbles, who weighed around 4 pounds, they told the Guinness Book of World Records earlier this year. They said they contacted Guinness in May when “friends and family started texting and calling about a story they saw about a 21-year-old dog getting the record.” That dog, a Chihuahua in Florida named TobyKeith, was more than nine months younger than Pebbles, USA Today reports. The Gregorys said Pebbles’ vet put her on a cat food diet 10 years ago, but she was allowed the occasional hot dog or hamburger—and had a stack of ribs as a treat for her 22nd birthday.
The opening clip of the dog looks like it’s trying to take a dump.
That was a chihuahua and they are known for living 20 years plus. My dad has one that is 18 and still thinks he’s a puppy.
Yeah, Pebbles looks constipated.
I didn’t watch the vid.
God Bless the owners.
poor Pebbles ….
her legacy is trying to pinch a loaf vids & too old & tired to get that stupid hat off her head
cause of death: embarrassment
I have a sixteen year old deaf lab pitty cross that is going blind. It breaks my heart yet she wakes happy (bumping into everything) every day. I just have to let her live it out. She barks and can’t hear it but the vibration in her head makes her spin looking for what is happening but she can only see a tiny little bit. Ihave to belly rub her to calm her down.P.S. She can still zero in on the treats.
15 human years equals the first year of a medium-sized dog’s life.
Year two for a dog equals about nine years for a human.
And after that, each human year would be approximately five years for a dog.
So the dog is 124 in human years.
R.I.P. Pebbles.