#oldest dog living

[thepastisalreadywritten]

When Rita Kimball found Spike in the parking lot of a grocery store in Camden, Ohio, USA, she had no idea the little chihuahua would still be her pet over 13 years later - let alone become the oldest dog living. 

The record holding su-paw-star, who was 23 years and 43 days old as of 7 December 2022, stands at 9 inches (22.86 cm) tall and weighs just 12.9 pounds (5.85 kg).

Impressively, he was already 10 years old when Rita and her family found him.

“He had been shaved up his back, had blood stains around his neck from a chain or rope, and looked pretty rough,” said Rita. 

“The clerk in the grocery told us he had been there for three days, and they were feeding him scraps.”

Not knowing who Spike belonged to, Rita decided to take the pup home to join the rest of the herd on her small farm. 

“When we left the store and entered the parking lot, he followed,” recalled Rita. 

Inspired by a cartoon dog that was known for its size and aggressive disposition, Rita named her new four-legged friend Spike. 

“My dog seemed to be the opposite; he was small and friendly, so I thought it just seemed to fit him,” said Rita.

“Spike was a name for a large dog. My guy was small, but he had the attitude of a big dog.”

In fact, the only time Spike ever bears his infamous chihuahua personality is when he’s pet by a stranger. 

“He is friendly but since he’s almost blind and hard of hearing, he gets testy at times and just wants to be left alone,” said Rita. 

But what does it take for a canine to reach a staggering 23 years of age? 

Well, for one, a solid routine. 

Spike starts his day between 7:00 am and 7:30 am. Sometimes he’ll eat breakfast right away or at times he’ll fast for a bit. 

On summer weekends, he takes walks with his beloved Rita in their rural hometown. 

“He visits with the animals in the barn: cows, horses, and barn cats,” said Rita. 

But those larger than Spike are no longer intimidated by his antics. 

“When he was younger, he tried intimidating the cows and horses by barking and trying to chase them,” said Rita.

“Now they just stare at him and don’t even move.”

After his morning stroll, Spike heads back to the house where he naps on the porch and prepares for the day ahead while Rita fixes herself a cup of coffee. 

“There’s always something to do on a farm; we cut wood, clean out fence rows, bale hay and harvest crops,” said Rita. 

After a long week of farm work, Spike will usually relish in Saturday evening baths.

Occasionally, he has braunschweiger with cheese for dinner and sometimes indulges in his favourite chips. 

"In his early years, he loved Doritos,” recalled Rita. 

“He liked them crunched up and would eat the cheese Doritos every time we had them.”

Some of Spike’s other favourite pastimes are napping, playing cat and mouse with the housecat Foxxy, and hiding his toy fox around the house.

It was during an episode of Jimmy Fallon one evening where Rita heard the news of former oldest dog living Pebbles and realised that Spike was actually older. 

“Most of our family knew that Spike was old but didn’t know he had a shot at being the oldest in the world,” said Rita. 

“Now that he is a record holder, they see him as a celebrity.”

Rita advises those with fuzzy friends to give their pet a healthy diet, room to roam, daily exercise, and unlimited love and attention.

[way2gosuperrstarr]

hi chat sorry for the posting silence chat. here is a very small handful of the art ive done in the ...... while . ehm. vaguely gestures to pressure and regretevator . sorry gang also been really fucking tired from work

chickenchirps you wanted me to tag you on the redraw of that one super old art but its been a while since then so i wwill just hope ouy see this /sily/lh its the second image (i dont like how i redrew the first panel so im only sharing the second)

the thing w p.ai.nter are my roblox avatars (except for image 8, thats my friend w the p.ai.nter backpack). i have a portable p.ai.nter backpack. i like to think of playing games w him on as enrichment in his enclosure.

​and thats not even half of the shit ive drawn of gecko. im just too embarrassed to show all of it

[beastranpo]

Oddity Trio Omake

Years ago, a friend of mine asked me to translate an Oddity Trio omake. I forget for what volume it is though since it's been years rip.

The original posting for this translation is here! (This was done so long ago I had a different url, though it's not much different from my current one on twitter lol.)

[xxlethal-lunaxx]

Allowed myself to cry and spent 30 minutes doing so, I have to learn to give myself the grace to greive....its hard but I know its how I'll heal. I feel somewhat better despite my clogged nose and runny eyes. I just wish the traumas didn't feel so raw. Its so hard having to be God's strongest soldier, I talked with my mom and she vented her feelings and I shared some stuff and she was crying. It just sucks, its all generational oldest daughter bullshit, my mom was put into shitty situations and doesn't mean to be the way she is....it still hurts but I know she at least tries. It sucks having to be the oldest daughter, to have to be so strong by holding in your emotions and being the "go to" person when things go wrong. I'll heal this.....it'll get better (trying to see this in a positive light).

[chronicowboy]

every time i remember that my friend named her dog after one of my characters i am filled with so much joy.

[rahabs]

I have given up entirely on my birthday this year after today.

[the-farmers-rabbit]

Yesterday, I got back home after a month abroad with my family. Today, I have work at 4. And tonight, when I come home, there will be a piece missing. Today, I will leave the house for work at 3:47 pm, a little too warm because of my uniform. And I will come home at 10:13 pm. And there will be an empty dog crate. There will be no graying, brown and white boxer, snoring away, and startling slightly when I walk past. There will be no scratching at my bedroom door in the morning, to wake me a bit too early. There will be no more puppy-eyed-stares while I cook, or fuzzy heads resting on my lap while I eat dinner. Today, when I get home from work, my dog of 14 years will be gone, and there will be a hole left where she once was, and that hole, I don’t think, will ever be filled.

[fluffykitteninabox]

my aunt's friend (girlfriend?) sent us a photo of their cat, Ginger:

I feel I have to share with my url being what it is

[hissterical-nyaan]

I'm so fucking tired but my mind just won't stop running

[froody]

The oldest living dog is currently 24 years old, if you’re younger than 24, there are dogs that are older than you. The oldest living cat is currently 28 years old, if you’re younger than 28, there are cats that are older than you. The oldest living horse is 51 (possibly), if you’re younger than 51, there are horses that are older than you.

The point of this post? I don’t know. I find it comforting. If you’ve only lived a dog or cat or goldfish or horse lifespan then don’t compare yourself to the achievements of others who have lived a human lifespan.

[xanadulys]

😍🤗😚 Good boy!

“Spike,” a Chihuahua, is 23 and currently the oldest living dog in the world. (via)

[always-a-slut-4-ghouls]

Visiting my parents and all the cats (mine and my brothers’) are using me as a wall. They all want to sit with me but one of them is an asshole to the younger two and between those three it’s on sight. They all still want my attention though (little attention whores) because suddenly the cat lady (and her cat) are back and those two pay attention to all of us!!!

Of course the cranky old cat who is only friends with my (also old) cat can’t sit with the younger twins who hate him because he was a bully when they were smaller, so if I move I’ll be leaving them one foot apart without the human wall in between and start a Cold War between the three

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Bobi (11 May 1992 – 21 October 2023) was a male purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo dog cared for by Leonel Costa of Conqueiros, Leiria, Portugal.

On 2 February 2023, Bobi was confirmed as the first dog on record to live to the age of 30, along with being the oldest dog on record to ever live.

On 11 May 2023, Bobi turned 31.

🖤🕯️🖤

[sisididis]

"Rest easy, sweet boy."

Shout out to Bobi, the oldest dog alive! He's a Rafeiro do Alentejo from Portugal and has 30 years.

Also the fact that he has THE Portuguese dog name is so funny to me.

[redflagshipwriter]

Mama Bat pt3 progress Post

Part 3 Progress

Batcount: Stephanie, Dick

“Danny Fenton, parents declared him dead and claimed they buried him,” Dick said, spinning around in the batcomputer batchair. Anxious, unhappy, too much energy because there's nothing to fight here. “He has an older sister, I think she knows he's in Gotham and she's covering for him. She'll be coming to Gotham University next semester, despite having accepted a better offer from Harvard last year.” 

Steph let out a low, long whistle. “Whatever's going on at home must be bad,” she commented. “No other contacts?”

Dick pulled up a grainy class photo. “He's part of a small friend group, but neither of them have made any unusual moves. If Sam Manson or Tucker Foley get a plane ticket we'll know, but for now?” He shrugged, eyes distant. “Seems like he ran off alone. But probably for really good reasons.” He switched tabs back to the unhinged Fenton works website. He all but vibrated: wanna go, want to run, look, see.

Steph squinted for a few moments, reading. “...We’re going to go see what crimes against nature they're committing, aren't we?” She sounded resigned to it.

Dick shrugged. “It's not ideal,” he said unhappily. “The town is too small for how we normally do our night work. But face out is a big risk.” 

“Maybe we should lean on a friend?” Stephanie suggested. “Someone who has a public role that wouldn't be a problem?” 

“We’ll have to ask Mama Bat.” 

They both turned to look at Cass, who was sitting on a desk. She arched an eyebrow at them. “We ask Danny,” she said pointedly. “He knows best.” 

Stephanie made a face that said she disagreed. 

Cass huffed. “He knows,” she reiterated. He had lived there. He knew the people. “We could make a mess.” She mimed sweeping the stack of Bruce papers off the desk surface and then an expression of exaggerated batdad horror.

Stephanie untensed enough to laugh. 

Cass considered that good enough. She jumped down and patted Dick as she passed. He let out an exaggerated sigh but he powered down the computer and followed her up. “I'm excited to get to meet the little guy,” he said. The lights turned off. All three of them hit the stairs and jogged up. Dick chattered away, tweet tweet tweet. “It's so sweet that Dami latched onto him like this. When I asked what Danny would like as a welcome home gift, he told me that I was a cretin and should not corrupt the baby.” He laughed, high and joyous. It was contagious. Cass found herself laughing with him.

Stephanie squinted at the back of Dick's head as the oldest brother bounded up the stairs. “Damian… likes him?” She confirmed. 

Cass beamed. Of course he did. Danny was a good baby. He and Damian were out now walking dogs at the animal shelter while Alfie did the big weekly shop. 

Dick shrugged. “He gets to be the mentor,” he pointed out. “He’s not the Babiest Bat anymore.” 

“Danny is older than Damian,” Stephanie protested. Cass glared at her. 

“He's baby,” she said firmly. End of conversation. 

[messrsrarchives]

some comforting wolfstar fics for you:

waterloo - frogsandfairies: james knows that wolfstar are pining for each other, hogwarts fake dating !!

wading in waist high water - colgatemintybluegel: wolfstar great british bake off au

flight 143 - thebiinbitch: past wolfstar, reunited on the same flight 5 years later and reconnect

the oldest recipe for parsnip soup - eyra: wolfstar, autistic sirius, the lupins spend christmas with the potters - remus cooks for sirius !!

anything by eyra tbh

red lips and rosy cheeks - soloorganaas: remus takes a latin course in rome for his degree where he meets sirius and the gang

blind and deaf - cocomouse: wolfstar keep bumping into each other on separate blind dates, HoH sirius

my jokes are my armour, my kindness is my sword - littleoldrachel: remus moves to a new town and sets up a plant shop, gets taken in by the gang

here's to looking at you - thechanchanman: mutual "dislike" to lovers, wolfstar live in the same small town and constantly prank one another

till we have arrived home again - prouvairing: post-second war, wolfstar move to a muggle town! fun ocs, semi-raising harry

stray dogs - msalexwp: sirius raising harry, remus raising teddy, they adopt twin dogs separately and have to spend time together :D

desk art - iamcecimonster: oneshot, university au, wolfstar sit at the same lecture desk and leave lil drawing and notes to each other

hi okay i'm not much of a fluff reader :/ but some of these might help !! + the authors pages !!

feel free to add on if you have any !! my fluff supply is limited