Chanel, the record holder for the world's oldest dog, died of natural causes Friday, the pet's owners announced Monday.
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PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. (WPIX) -
PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. -- After living a full and hearty 147 dog years - or 21 human years - a wire-haired dachshund who held the record as the world's oldest dog has taken up residency in the big kennel in the sky.
The dog named Chanel died of natural causes Friday in her family's Port Jefferson Station home, the pet's owners announced Monday.
In her final years, Chanel was forced to don tinted goggles for her cataracts and would regularly wear a sweater because she was sensitive to cold.
Owner Denice Shaughnessy adopted the pup in 1988 when she was only 6 weeks old from a shelter in Newport News, Va. Shaughnessy, who was then serving with the U.S. Army, took Chanel while on assignment in Germany where the two spent 9 years overseas.
Chanel was nominated for the title of world's oldest dog after Shaughnessy noticed the Guinness World Records book had no record. It was on her 21st birthday in May when the dachshund was awarded a certificate marking her world-record status.
Although she exercised daily and ate home-cooked dog food, Chanel's owners attribute her long, plentiful life to God.
"Dogs are God's angels sent here to look out for us,'' Denice Shaughnessy said.
The dog named Chanel died of natural causes Friday in her family's Port Jefferson Station home, the pet's owners announced Monday.
In her final years, Chanel was forced to don tinted goggles for her cataracts and would regularly wear a sweater because she was sensitive to cold.
Owner Denice Shaughnessy adopted the pup in 1988 when she was only 6 weeks old from a shelter in Newport News, Va. Shaughnessy, who was then serving with the U.S. Army, took Chanel while on assignment in Germany where the two spent 9 years overseas.
Chanel was nominated for the title of world's oldest dog after Shaughnessy noticed the Guinness World Records book had no record. It was on her 21st birthday in May when the dachshund was awarded a certificate marking her world-record status.
Although she exercised daily and ate home-cooked dog food, Chanel's owners attribute her long, plentiful life to God.
"Dogs are God's angels sent here to look out for us,'' Denice Shaughnessy said.
