Pebbles, the world's oldest dog, has died at the age of 22, the Guinness Book of World Records said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Toy Fox Terrier passed away "peacefully" at her home in Taylors, South Carolina, on Monday, Oct. 3, and was accompanied by her owners Bobby and Julie Gregory, according to the organization.
The pet was five months shy of her 23rd birthday and had been recognized in May 2022 as the oldest dog in the world.
"It was an honor for us to have had the blessing of having her as a pet, and a member of the family
," her owners wrote on an Instagram page created in her honor.
"There was never anyone who knew Pebbles who didn't love her."
Pebbles was born on March 28, 2000 on Long Island and had the same owners since she was a puppy.
The "queen of the house", as her family described her, was the mother of 32 dogs along with another Toy Fox Terrier named Rocky, who died at the age of 16, in 2017.
Ironically, Pebbles rose to worldwide fame after the Guinness Book of World Records recognized 21-year-old TobyKeith as the oldest dog.
Then the owners of the dog were alerted by their acquaintances that it was their pet that deserved the title.
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"Bobby was sitting on the couch and his friends and family started texting and calling him about a news story they had seen about a 21-year-old dog breaking the record," Julie Gregory said in May.
The woman submitted an application and documents to claim title to the agency.
Pebbles, the oldest dog in the world, next to the certificate of the Guinness Book of World Records.Guinness World Records
When they made the appointment official, her owners described her as a loving dog who spent the day listening to country music and sleeping until 5 in the afternoon.
What was the secret of its longevity?
According to the Gregory family, the dog spent her 22 years surrounded by love, lots of food and attention.
"You have to treat them like a member of the family, because they are. Give them a positive and happy environment as much as possible, good food, clean and proper health care," Julie said when asked by the Guinness Book of Records in the gone through the good health of Pebbles.
