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'World's oldest dog' contender dies in France aged 30

Lazare was 30 years and five months old © Jeff PACHOUD / AFP

Villy-le-Pelloux (France) (AFP) – A French toy spaniel named Lazare thought to have been "the world's oldest dog" has died aged 30, his carer said on Friday.

AFP contacted the Guinness World Records to find out if Lazare had held the record before he passed away on Thursday, but did not receive an immediate response.

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