- Lily celebrated her 24th birthday with her family in Italy
- She baked a cake with the number 112 on it, which corresponds to the human age.
- She was discovered while stopped on a highway in southern Italy.
The world’s oldest dog, rescued from a lay-by as a puppy, celebrated his 24th birthday with a big party with his family in Italy.
Lily, a small dog with a gray-black coat of unknown pedigree, celebrated her birthday on New Year’s Day at her parents’ home in Torre Annuziata, near Naples.
Her family, the Acamphorases, made her a special cake with the number “112” written on it, corresponding to her human age.
She was discovered while waiting on the highway to Reggio Calabria, the closest town to Messina in Sicily.
Lily is obsessed with fish and also likes kibble and canned meat, said her owner’s widow, Anna Cutlupi.
“Lily is like a daughter to me and she makes sure I don’t feel alone, especially after I lost my husband,” she told Italian media.
Anna said that even though her three children, Rocco, Auxilia, and Roberta, have their own families and lives, every time they talk on the phone, “the first thing they ask is how the dog is doing.”
“Lily is now part of our family and is spoiled by everyone. She is definitely the same age as her, but she is healthy and active,” Anna added.
She said she baked a cake for Lily because reaching this age was “an achievement that should be properly celebrated”.
Lily’s big birthday celebration comes just months after Portuguese dog Bobbi, who previously held the record as the world’s oldest dog, passed away just five months after celebrating his 31st birthday. be exposed.
Dogs typically only live 10 to 13 years as humans.
It is understood that Bobi’s age was confirmed by veterinarians and the Portuguese government’s official pet database.
In 1992, Bobi was registered with the Veterinary Medical Service of the City of Leiria. The organization acknowledged Bobi’s date of birth.
His age has been confirmed by SIAC, a pet database licensed by the Portuguese government and maintained by the National Veterinary Union.
Bobi’s owner Leonel Costa held a birthday party for the farm dog on May 11th in the village of Conqueiros, in Portugal’s Leiria region.
Local meat and fish were served to up to 100 or more guests attending his birthday celebration, some of whom had flown in from overseas, but extra money was made for Bobi, who only eats human food. provided to.
Leonel Costa, now 38, was just eight years old when his beloved pet was born in the barn where his family stored wood.
When Bobbi turned 31, he said:[He] He has been a warrior for years, only he knows how he held on, the average lifespan of a dog is not that long, so it can’t be easy, and he just talked about this. That would explain the success.
“We are so happy and grateful for life to still have Bobbi in our daily lives after 30 years.”