SAKURA, Japan — The world’s oldest living dog — a male crossbreed named Pusuke — has died in Japan, aged 26 years and nine months.
Pusuke died peacefully at home Monday after his owner returned from running errands, according to Kyodo news. He was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest living dog.
His owner said he was healthy and active until Monday, when he began to struggle for breath. “I think [Pusuke] waited for me to come home,” his owner told Kyodo of the dog’s death.
Pusuke died two years and eight months shy of the record for the oldest dog to have ever lived, a title held by Bluey — an Australian cattle dog who died in 1939 aged 29 years and five months, ABC News reported.