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World's oldest dog dies in Port Jefferson Station

Quick ReadChanel, who wore sunglasses for her cataracts and rode in a stroller, died at 21.

Chanel, a dachshund, holds the Guinness Book of

Photo credit: Meredith Daniels | Chanel, a dachshund, holds the Guinness Book of World Records' certificate as the World's Oldest Living Dog.

Chanel, a 21-year-old dachshund owned by a Port Jefferson Station family who is believed to be the world's oldest dog, has died.

The small pooch, who wore sunglasses for her cataracts and rode in a stroller when she could no longer walk, died Friday at home, said her owner, Denice Shaughnessy.

"She just inhaled and took her last breath," Shaughnessy said. "Chanel had been...

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