Happy Birthday Chanel!!
Imagine 147 years old!!!
Chanel is 21 years old today and that is not in dog years!!! Yes, that’s right!!! Today Chanel is celebrating her 147 dog years by being the guest of honor at a party in Manhattan with some of her canine buddies. This is a rare outing for Chanel, who actually resides in Port Jefferson station on Long Island. The Guinness Book of Records lists Chanel as the world’s oldest dog.
Denice Shaughnessy, Chanel’s owner, says the dog is still quite independent and will definitely people know if she is not happy about something. I guess age has its benefits. Chanel, a dachshund, lost her reddish coat long ago and it has been replaced by a coat of white. She suffers many of the same ailments as her elder counterparts. Her eyes aren’t waht they used to be and now has to wear protective lenses to because of her cataracts. Also, like many older people, Chanel feels the cold in her bones but doesn’t necessarily have the means to make it down to Florida for the winters. Yes, the old girl has really slowed down. She used to run three miles a day with Shaughnessy, who adopted Chanel from a shelter in Virginia when the dog was only six weeks old.
Now if Chanel goes out for a walk, she is usually carried. However, she does enjoy some tasty meals. Whole wheat pasta with some cooked chicken is a usual meal for this wonderful dog. There are also some soft treats in store for pup as her teeth are a bit weak for chewing at this point in her life…what do you thinik…..could Chanel be around long enough to use a new set of dentures?
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