Skippy, Irish dog thought to be world’s oldest, has died

Skippy, a Border Collie who was thought to be about 27 several years old, handed absent on Wednesday, July 6 in Co Mayo where he had lived due to the fact he was a pup.

Skippy was well looked right after in his final days by his focused proprietor, farmer Pat Geraghty, 84, who tended to the trusty farm pet dog with bedding, foodstuff, h2o, and medication, the Irish Mirror reported.

Geraghty’s nephew Pearse told Western Men and women that Skippy was not in wonderful well being in new months and that his passing was sad news. 

“He was a authentic fighter, that’s for positive,” Pearse claimed of the beloved doggy.

Geraghty beforehand stated he bought Skippy from dog breeder Joe Dean, who was based mostly in Belmullet in Co Mayo, in the summer of 1995. Even so, there is no formal paperwork to confirm Skippy’s age, just reminiscences from relatives users and neighbors.

Believed to have been about 27 yrs aged, Skippy was thought to have been the oldest living dog in the planet, however there had been no official data to establish it. The Guinness Environment Records states that the oldest puppy ever was Bluey, a feminine Australian cattle pet who lived to be 29 several years and five times previous, and in May of this yr, a Toy Fox terrier in South Carolina was named the oldest living doggy in the planet at the age of 22 decades and 59 days aged.

Previously this calendar year, Skippy went viral when Geraghty’s neighbor Fergus Sweeney shared a image of the lovely puppy on Twitter, noting that he was born in 1996.

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This is my neighbor Pat and his pet dog Skippy.
Skippy was born in 1996! Sure 1996. pic.twitter.com/ga06AncoFS

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— Fergus Sweeney (@FergusMaSuibhne) February 14, 2022

Sweeney later sat down with Geraghty to have a chat about his many a long time with Skippy, who lived in the barn on Geraghty’s property in Elly Bay, Co Mayo.

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In the wake of his viral fame, Skippy was named an honorary brand ambassador for Brandy doggy food stuff, based in Co Armagh. Geraghty experienced explained that he fed Skippy two cans of Brandy canine foodstuff every single day, just one in the morning and 1 in the night. 

“I am delighted that Skippy is remaining honoured this way,” Geraghty stated when Skippy received the honor. “He’s been a excellent mate to me through the a long time as perfectly as supporting all-around the farm, though he is retired now, so not as cell.

“At the moment he is having a well-deserved relaxation in his favourite spot – the barn – but I even now check in with him each individual day to feed him and make sure he is perfectly appeared following.”