Otto: World’s Oldest Living Dog

Otto gets to sleep with his head on the pillow and under a blanket beside his owner, according to the Associated Press.

The Guinness World Records has made it official: Otto is now the oldest living dog. The former oldest was Chanel, who died in August. The typical age for dogs is 12.8 years. The oldest dog on record was an Australian cattle dog who lived to be 29 years and 5 months old.

Otto and Chanel have more than senior years in common. Chanel was a wired-haired dachshund. Otto is part dachshund and terrier. The secret to his long life? Owners Lynn and Peter Jones of Shrewsbury, England, say he has a good diet, gets lots of love, and goes to bed at 8pm.

Otto will be 21 in February. Mrs. Jones has owned him since he was 6 weeks old. “He doesn’t like his walkies (walks) much anymore,” she says, “but he’s still sprightly.”