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  I've never seen a dog lose a completely white foot though.
context: My dog's 19 and we think he's at about his limit. 30 is just incredible! Hope he's comfortable and happy. >
  
  My dogs made it to 18 and 19.  But damn. 30!!!!!that’s over 200 years old. >
  
  My 80lb dog is 14.5 years old and poops in the house sometimes. He doesn’t even realize that it happens. Sleeps on our bed and sometimes we wake up to nuggets. He make not make it to 15. >
  
  Keep him until his natural life is over. Do not put him down. Just like humans its okay to live with discomfort as long as he/she is loved and in a comfortable environment. >
  
  My stepfather died 2 weeks ago. I do not think it was "okay [for him] to live with discomfort as long as he/she is loved and in a comfortable environment". The whole thing was just inhumane. I support medical death assistance for both animals and humans. >
  
  I respect your opinion but i simply disagree. Are you sure if asked your step dad "should we kill you now? .... that he would say yes? >
  
  Yes. He told us he wanted to die, laid in his bed for days and stopped eating in the hopes of death. He just wanted to get it over with. He even asked my mom to inject him with morphine despite not being in pain because he thought that might speed things up. He wasn't scared of death anymore. I asked him. >
  
  Why ask for death if not in pain? >
  
  He was very sick and weak and didn't deem his quality of life worth it anymore. >
  
  Well I'm glad he passed on peacefully. My condolences. >
  
  What do they feed him? I just want to feed my dogs whatever they feed this one. >
  
  His long lifespan is like 80% genetics and 20% diet/pet care/environment. >
  
  I wonder if being a herding dog has something to do with it. Maybe not the breed but a more active and stimulating lifestyle. The previous record holder was one also. >
  
  My cattle dog was 19 when he died. And tough as fuck until the end. Bluey definitely lived an ideal life for a cattle dog.
  I’m not sure this dog is actually 30 but I am sure living a more natural, free life keeps a dog young. >
  
  See picture in thumbnail. Click link. Link does not contain picture. Follow another link to twitter. Finally, a picture. 
  wish people would just post the god damned picture instead >
  
  I'm calling bs. That is not a 30 year old dog >
  
  I'm not disputing the fact that he's old. I'm calling the claims that he's 30 years old bullshit. >
  
  I think you are right. That dog has no grey anywhere. It starts on dogs as young as 5, and this guy is 30 with nothin >
  
  Could be related. A dog making it to 30 probably has some kind of genetic abnormality that is allowing that to happen. 
  Not saying I 100% believe it either but the "no grey" may not actually be an issue. >
  
  
  30-year-old
  
  Time for Bobi to open a reddit account >
  
  This was the age I created my account - or thereabout. >
  
  Nice. I was in my late twenties (31 now). Our inner-redditor awakens at this age range, it seems. >
  
  Must be waiting for Odysseus to return home. >
  
  My best friend/soul mate was named Argos because of this simple, short part in the Odyssey. It had always stuck out to me. He was the most loyal friend/companion ever. >
  
  Omg all my love to Bobi >
  
  I bet Bobi is so fucking disappointed in all of us. >
  
  I bet Bobi can't even hear or see us. >
  
  I bet Bobi still loves tummy rubs thou >
  
  MFW I am the same age as world's oldest dog >
  
  World's oldest dog is a few months older than me thats wild >
  
  This is a newly found old dog. I remember reading that Spike was the oldest living dog at 23. I knew there was older dogs than that. >
  
  Poor pupper gotta be tired. Wonder when Bobi started slowing down >
  
  From what I can tell in the video he seems to be happy and getting around pretty well, especially given the advanced age. Good for him. >
  
  That’s awesome. 30yrs tho dog gotta be sleeping 18 hrs a day easy lol. >
  
  Yeah he gets his sleep I'm sure. He probably has the worst old dog farts >
  
  Yall it’s not the same dog.
  old photo
  recent photo >
  
  OMG THANK YOU!! I saw that video and thought no fucking way that is the same dog. That dog moves and looks like it's 12-13 at worst. I can't believe people are falling for this. No pictures with the owners as children or very young with the dog, no pictures from the 00s.... this is so bullshit. >
  
  Yeah theres ZERO chance the dog in the video is 30 >
  
  Damn this dog is two years younger than me. >
  
  I predate every dog on the planet. >
  
  Sick fuck >
  
  How do they know how old the dog is? Did they count the rings? >
  
  As a vet, sometimes when new clients come in for an exam and had adopted their dog previously from a shelter they’ll ask, “how old do you think he is?”. Cos the shelters usually say 1-3 years even though they don’t know. EVERY time I reply with, “well short of cutting him in half and counting the rings, I can only estimate…” And every time, nothing. I think it’s hilarious and will continue to tell that joke until I retire. >
  
  To be fair I recently took in a starving cat off the street so small we thought she was closer to being a kitten, vet estimated her age at 3 to 4 which surprised me but when I tracked down the original owner turned out she was 3 and a half so pretty spot on estimate. He said that dental health was the biggest indicator >
  
  I took in a cat that they said looked 3 initially. A year later he had to have 7 teeth removed because his dental health was so bad. So yeah, no clue how old he is. >
  
  K so tell me there is a dog who is 30 years old WITHOUT TELLING ME HOW!?! GIVE ME YOUR SECRETS!! >
  
  It said in the article: active lifestyle, lots of time outside in nature, low exposure to bad stress situations like city noise, lots of time with its people, diet with plenty of fresh food. Bluey was the same way and lived to a little over 29. Seems like common sense but the vast majority of kept dogs don’t get to have that kind of life. >
  
  Three of my neighbors own Siberian Huskies. Seems like they are a popular breed because they are beautiful and one of the breeds that most resemble wolves.
  Only one of them takes them out for exercise properly every day. The other two just keep them indoors unless they need to go outside to pee and poop.
  The one that gets exercise is well adjusted and looks healthy. It's even friendly and calm when I've interacted with it. The other two however, they are constantly howling/barking, every few weeks or so they escape, and the few times that I've come into contact with them they behaved poorly. I doubt these two will live longer than the one that is actually being taken care of properly. 
  Not a dog owner myself, but it seems like taking actual good and proper care of dogs contributes to a longer lifespan. >
  
  
  they are constantly howling/barking, every few weeks or so they escape, and the few times that I've come into contact with them they behaved poorly.
  
  You've just described the Husky breed. >
  
  Pretty much. They weren't bred to spend their lives inside an apartment. >
  
  We have a Pomeranian that is 23 years old. He used to be my grandmas breeding male. And she would only ever feed him food she cooked. So we joke that the secret to a long life is unlimited sex and home cooked meals xD >
  
  I support this, as long as he does the cooking xD >
  
  TIL I’m older than every dog in the world >
  
  So. Look. I’m just saying I scrolled through the family’s photos of him and in the one from the 90s he has a white front foot that appears to be brown now. So. I’m not saying it’s NOT the same dog. But.
  The other dog has a white foot.
  not saying it’s suspicious or anything >
  
  Dog's fur can change over time. I had a dog that was only 12 and his fur pattern was a fair bit different than when he was 2.