Otto, a 21-year-old dachshund/terrier mix, has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest living dog, reports the Associated Press. He's not as big on going for walks, admits owner Lynn Jones, but she says he's "still sprightly."
And he truly is. The video above shows the geriatric little pooch hopping up on the couch!
Jones credits Otto's good health and long life to quality food, lots of love and regular vet visits. Otto also sticks to a self-imposed bedtime of 8 p.m., at which point he whines until Jones or her husband, Peter, puts him into bed (head on a pillow and body under the comforter, of course). "Within 10 minutes, he's snoring away," Lynn says in the AP video.
According to USA Today, Lynn has had Otto since he was just six weeks old, and this February, he'll turn 21. The former oldest living dog, Chanel, died this August at the age of 21. The oldest dog ever on record was Bluey, an Australian Cattle Dog who died in 1939 at the age of 29 years and five months.
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