Hvem er den ældste hund i verden?
Bluey
List of oldest dogs
En af de ældste bekræftede hunde (og flere ubekræftede) var en Australian Cattle Dog. Dette har givet anledning til en undersøgelse af Australian Cattle Dog's levetid for at undersøge, om racen har en usædvanlig lang levetid. Undersøgelsen af 100 hunde gav en gennemsnitlig levetid på 13,41 år med en standardafvigelse på 2,36 år. Undersøgelsen konkluderede, at selv om Australian Cattle Dogs er en sund race og i gennemsnit lever næsten et år længere end de fleste hunde af andre racer i samme vægtklasse, bør rekordaldre som Bluey's ("Verified") eller Chilla's ("Unverified") betragtes som usædvanlige undtagelser snarere end som indikatorer for en almindelig usædvanlig lang levetid for hele racen.
Bluey
List of oldest dogs
One of the oldest verified dogs (and several unverified) was an Australian Cattle Dog. This has prompted a study of the longevity of the Australian Cattle Dog to examine if the breed might have exceptional longevity. The 100-dog survey yielded a mean longevity of 13.41 years with a standard deviation of 2.36 years. The study concluded that while Australian Cattle Dogs are a healthy breed and do live on average almost a year longer than most dogs of other breeds in the same weight class, record ages such as Bluey's ("Verified") or Chilla's ("Unverified") should be regarded as uncharacteristic exceptions rather than as indicators of common exceptional longevity for the entire breed.
List of oldest dogs