THE world's oldest dog has died aged 26 years and nine months (182 in human years).
The male crossbreed named Pusuke passed away peacefully at his home in Japan.
He had been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest living dog.
Devastated owner Yumiko Shinohara said her beloved pet had been healthy and active until Monday, when he began struggling for breath.
She revealed Pusuke died just minutes after she returned to her home in Tochigi prefecture.
She said: "I think he waited for me to come home."
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 5 months.
(the Sun)
** World's Oldest Dog Dies **
