Happy 20th birthday to Augie, the world's oldest golden retriever. Photo / GoldHeart Golden Retrievers Rescue
Happy 20th birthday to Augie, the world's oldest golden retriever. Photo / GoldHeart Golden Retrievers Rescue
August, affectionately known as Augie, has turned 20 and officially become the world's oldest golden retriever.
Augie's advanced age is, in fact, twice as long as her breed is usually expected to live.
GoldHeart Golden Retrievers Rescue helped the Tennessee dog celebrate her special milestone.
"There are many accounts of17 or 18-year-old goldens, and even a few stories about 19-year-old goldens, but Augie is the first golden retriever to ever reach the big two-oh," a blog dedicated to her birthday reads.
According to the Pedigree age calculator, Augie's age is the equivalent of 145 years in human years.
The elderly golden retriever was born on April 24, 2000.
She has been rehomed twice but, at 14, found her forever home with Jennifer and Steve Hetterscheidt in Oakland, Tennessee.
"They figured that most people wouldn't want such an elderly golden, but they had no idea of the upcoming journey they would be on with Augie," the blog post adds.
