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.

Lazare, a Papillon dwarf spaniel with stand-up “butterfly” ears, was born on December 4, 1995, according to animal charity worker Anne-Sophie Moyon.