World's oldest dog dies

The world's oldest living dog, according to the Guinness Book of Records, has died in Japan aged 26 and eight months.

Pusuke - who was born on April 1, 1985 - fell ill earlier this month, and his owner Yumiko Shinohara was "so sad" when the pooch passed away.

He told the Shimotsuke Shimbun newspaper: "I'm so sad ... I would like to tell him that I appreciate he lived a long healthy life."

But Pusuke fell short of being the oldest dog ever, according to the Guinness Book of Records, which is a title given to Australian canine Bluey who died in 1939 aged 29 years and six months.