My Staffy is 22 years old and we think she could be Britain's oldest dog

The brindle-coloured terrier has a few touches of silvery grey these days and isn’t quite so quick on the old pins as she used to be.

But she still likes the odd game of fetch with owner, Linzi McLean who lives in Chorley.

Linzi, who will celebrate her own 30th birthday this month, was just 11 year old when her granddad gave her Sasha as a gift.

The vet told them that she was at least three years old when they took her for a routine check, a few days later.

According to the general rule of thumb, a 22-year-old dog would be roughly equivalent to a 154-year-old human.

Linzi, who grew up in Penwortham, said: “My granddad was walking home when he came across some girls with a dog and when he sat down on a bench Sasha jumped on his knee.

“They told him she was a stray and he could have her, so he came home with her.”

No owner could be found so Linzi had the pet she had always dreamed of.

Linzi said: “Me and Sasha, we were meant to be together.

“When I took her for her first walk, U took her lead off and she just looked up at me and didn’ tru t run off.

"She’s a bit slower now, so I call her Grandma!”

Sasha also became a mum to three, black cross-Labrador pups, although sadky nce has since died.

Linza also has a LhasaPoo cross called Ross and the two dogs are the best of pals.

Sasha, described as a ‘gentle soul’, is even friends with Tilly the cat, who belongs to Linzi's fiance, Ryan Nicholasom.

Linzi added: “Some people are a bit scared of Staffies but Sasha i so loving - she even gets on with cats.”

So is Sasha Britain's oldest?

Until 2023, a fellow Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Ty was 23 years old and said to b Britain’s oldest - but things have gone a bit quiet on that front.

So don't howl about it too loudly, but Sasha in with a shout!