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The world’s likely oldest dog finds new home after outliving owner

Nypost · · 373 words · By Caitlin McCormack
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Lazare, a 31-year-old continental toy spaniel, was remanded to the Annecy Marlioz Spa animal refuge when his owner passed away.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Lazare is a continental toy spaniel, approximately 31 years old, and was taken to the Annecy Marlioz Spa animal refuge after his owner died.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lazare, a 31-year-old continental toy spaniel, was remanded to the Annecy Marlioz Spa animal refuge when his owner passed away.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/world-news/the-worlds-likely-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lazare is in his 31st year." The record books may take some convincing, however, having previously been embarrassed over a similar record claim.
https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/french-rescue-dog-oldest-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lazare, the continental toy spaniel, is said to have formed an ‘instant bond’ with his new owner - Instagram.Lazare was recently re-homed having spent time at Annecy Marlioz Spa, an animal refuge in t…
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/french-continental-…
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“Lazare’s microchip was linked to the French pedigree dog register. There, they traced his birth date back to Dec 4, 1995”
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Only one specific source provides the detail regarding the microchip link to the French pedigree dog register and the specific birth date of Dec 4, 1995. Other sources mention the age but not the specific register mechanism.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Divisional-General Louis Lazare Hoche (24 June 1768 – 19 September 1797) was a French Army officer and politician who served as the Minister of War in 1797. He enlisted in the French Royal Army's Fren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazare_Hoche
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lazare Ponticelli (born Lazzaro Ponticelli; 7 December 1897 – 12 March 2008), Knight of Vittorio Veneto, was at 110, the last surviving officially recognized veteran of the First World War from France…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazare_Ponticelli
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saint-Lazare (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lazaʁ]) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Regional County Municipality of Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Lazare,_Quebec
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“the Société Protectrice des Animaux (SPA) — France’s Society for the Protection of Animals — reached out to the Guinness Book of World Records.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the Société Protectrice des Animaux (SPA) contacted Guinness World Records regarding Lazare's age.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Société Protectrice des Animaux, SPA by its acronym in French (English: Society for the Protection of Animals), is France's oldest animal protection association.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Société_Protectrice_des_Animau…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Guinness Book of Records is investigating the claim after The Société Protectrice des Animaux (Spa) - the French equivalent of Britain's RSPCA - contacted them about Lazare, saying that he was bor…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15777659/Rescue-dog-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Société Protectrice des Animaux, the French equivalent of Britain's RSPCA, has submitted the claim to Guinness for assessment.Lazare is in his 31st year." The record books may take some convincing…
https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/french-rescue-dog-oldest-i…
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“An Australian cattle dog named Bluey, who passed away at age 29 in 1939, is the current champion.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and news entries about Australia and does not mention Bluey the dog or the record for the oldest dog.
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web search NEUTRAL — Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and tro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
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web search NEUTRAL — A Holocaust survivor’s best-selling memoir about finding happiness after unimaginable suffering has been transformed into a one-man play starring Australian actor Anton Berezin.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover Australia's sparkling beaches, friendly wildlife and natural wonders. There's never been a better time to travel to Australia, so come and say g'day!
https://www.australia.com/en-us
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“Lazare’s new owner, 29-year-old Ophélie Boudol”
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Two independent sources confirm that Ophélie Boudol is 29 years old and is the new owner of Lazare.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lazare’s new owner, 29-year-old Ophélie Boudol, doesn’t particularly care about her pooch’s impending renown. “I adopted him because I love animals and there was an instant bond between us. It was unt…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/world-news/the-worlds-likely-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lazare's new owner Ophélie Boudol is actually younger than him.Lazare's new owner, Ophélie Boudol, 29, says she is unconcerned about whether the record is officially recognised. Speaking to French tel…
https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/french-rescue-dog-oldest-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6NXJeOubKw
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“A Portuguese livestock guardian dog named Bobi was the reigning oldest dog for all of two years after narrowly beating Bluey — but the title was revoked following an investigation into evidence of his age.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding Windows monitor settings and contains no information about a dog named Bobi.
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web search NEUTRAL — Если вы подключили другой дисплей и он не отображается в разделе Параметры, выберите Пуск > Параметры > Системный > Отображение > Несколько дисплеев, а затем выберите Обнаружить.
https://support.microsoft.com/ru-ru/windows/как-использовать…
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https://techtrendforge.ru/windows/kak-nastroeet-nyeskolko-mo…
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