It’s time for TobyKeith once more. The 21-year old chihuahua has taken the title of oldest dog alive in the world.
Pebbles, a 22-year-old toy fox terrier from South Carolina who held the previous title, passed away on October 3 after living a long life filled with “country music and being adored,” according to owner Julie Gregory’s Instagram post.
“We send our sincerest condolences to Pebbles’ family,” Kylie Galloway with Guinness World Records North America told USA TODAY on Wednesday. “I can confirm that TobyKeith currently holds the Guinness World Records title for the oldest dog living.”
Pebbles won this title after she learned about TobyKeith from Julie Gregory, her Florida owners who was named the oldest dog in the world in April by Guinness. Guinness gave Pebbles the record in May when Gregorys noticed that Pebbles wasn’t as old and applied for it.
Gisela Shore, the owner of TobyKeith in Greenacres, Florida, said USA TODAY that she had expressed sympathies to the Pebbles’ owners. “It was devastating news,” Shore added, adding that Guinness had just informed her that TobyKeith was “back on his king.”
TobyKeith, who is 21 years and 4 months old, recently went for his routine six-month checkup with the vet, and according to Shore, “he is in wonderful health.”
Shore claims she is gentle with TobyKeith. She enjoys taking him for walks around the neighborhood and letting him run free in their yard. “He loves to sunbathe 10 to 15 minutes a day,” she said.
He also likes to go to the park and take a car ride at least once a week. Shore cracks the window down, “but only at a stop light,” she said.
“And I do take him to get his pedicures … about every four weeks.”
TobyKeith also eats well. Shore said that TobyKeith’s favorite meal was a combination of brown rice and vegetables, chicken, and dog food.
“As a treat, he still enjoys his carrots (minced into tiny little bites), and a little piece of turkey in the morning. That’s what he eats almost every day,” Shore said.
Shore, a sales rep, does approximately half of her work remotely. “He’s either right behind me,” cuddled at her back in her work chair, “or at my feet,” she said. “I think he’s looking for heat.”
Oh, and that name. Shore Guinness she adopted the chihuahua as a puppy after an elderly couple surrendered him to a shelter because they could no longer care for the dog, which had originally been named “Peanut Butter.”
Shore was a huge country music fan and had tickets to Toby Keith concerts when she met her puppy. “And I just thought it would be funny to name a tiny little three-pound dog after this big, 6-foot, 250-pound man,” Shore said.
Source: Yahoo News
