Dogs have been favorite pets of humans, as well as helpers of mankind in too many ways to count, from time immemorial.
But from our animal-loving perspective, a dog’s life is often all too short.
So we note with some amazement that what is believed to be the world’s oldest dog has died — at the unbelievable age of 26 years and eight months.
That is equivalent to about 125 human years!
The dog, a mixed breed named Pusuke, belonged to a Japanese woman.
Not too surprisingly, Pusuke’s cause of death was reported simply as old age.
Be that as it may — and despite the fact that Pusuke apparently died peacefully — we suspect that his bereaved owner wishes he had lived even longer.