A French toy spaniel named Lazare has died aged 30, his carer said. Lazare, described as a Papillon (Continental Toy Spaniel dwarf spaniel) with “butterfly” ears, was believed to be a contender for the title of the world’s oldest dog after his age was discovered by animal charity workers in Villy-le-Pelloux in eastern France. According to reports citing the animal charity worker Anne-Sophie Moyon, Lazare was born on December 4, 1995. Sources say he spent most of his life with a single companion until that carer died, after which he ended up at the charity’s shelter. A 29-year-old woman, Ophelie Boudol, adopted Lazare last month for her mother, but brought him home with her nine-year-old son and two cats. She told AFP he died just weeks later, and said he appeared to be slipping away in her arms. AFP also contacted Guinness World Records to check whether Lazare had held the record, but did not receive an immediate response. Reports note that a Portuguese dog, Bobi, was previously thought to be the oldest, but Guinness later found insufficient conclusive evidence of his age in a 2024 review.
French toy spaniel Lazare dies at 30, previously considered possibly the world’s oldest dog
A French toy spaniel named Lazare has died aged 30, his carer said. Lazare, described as a Papillon (Continental Toy Spaniel dwarf spaniel) with “butterfly” ears, was believed to be a contender for th...
- Lazare, a French toy spaniel/Papillon, dies at age 30.
- He was considered a contender for the world’s oldest dog title.
- His birth date is reported as December 4, 1995, based on charity records.
- AFP reports contacting Guinness World Records for confirmation of any record status but received no immediate response.
- A previous reported record holder, the Portuguese dog Bobi, was later found to lack conclusive age evidence in a 2024 review.
Lazare, a Continental Toy Spaniel Papillon said to be the world's oldest dog born in 1995, looks on, in Villy le Pelloux, eastern France
3 months agoLazare, a 30-year-old Papillon thought to be the world’s oldest dog, has died in France. Learn about his life and the record that might have been. Read More: https://punchng.com/worlds-oldest-dog-contender-dies-in-france-aged-30/
3 months agoLazare, a Continental Toy Spaniel Papillon said to be the world's oldest dog born in 1995, looks on, in Villy le Pelloux, eastern France
3 months agoVILLY-LE-PELLOUX, France (AFP) — A French toy spaniel named Lazare thought to have been "the world's oldest dog" has died aged 30, his carer said on Friday. AFP contacted the Guinness World Records to find out if Lazare had held the record before he passed away on Thursday, but did not receive an immediate response. Lazare, a Papillon dwarf spaniel with stand-up "butterfly" ears, was born on December 4, 1995, according to animal charity worker Anne-Sophie Moyon. He spent most of his life with the same companion until she died and he ended up at the charity's shelter. Ophelie Boudol, a 29-year-old single mother, fell in love with the animal one year her senior at the shelter last month. She had initially intended to find a pet for her mother, she told AFP, but instead ended up taking Lazare home to her nine-year-old son and two cats. "He had been found next to the body of his owner," she said she was told. "I spent half an hour sitting next to him, then I said, 'Listen, if nobody wants to take him, I don't mind — as long as he gets on with the cats," she told AFP. Lazare, who Boudol called "our little grandpa baby", died just weeks later. "He started slipping away in my arms last night," she said. "He was off to reunite with his first carer." At 30 years and five months old, Lazare wore nappies, could no longer hear or see, and slept almost all day. But Boudol said he was delightfully spirited. "He really has such an endearing personality," she told AFP earlier this week, cradling him at home in the southeastern town of Villy-le-Pelloux. When Moyon and colleagues discovered Lazare's age, they thought "Lazare might be the world's oldest dog", she said. They verified his birth date in two registries, and filled in the paperwork to register him for a possible record as a joke, she added. A Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo named Bobi was thought to be the oldest dog when he died reportedly aged 31 in 2023, according to the Guinness World Records website. But a review in 2024 found there was not enough conclusive evidence of his age.
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3 months agoA French toy spaniel named Lazare thought to have been "the world's oldest dog" has died aged 30, his carer said on Friday.
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