BELIEVED to be the oldest dog in Britain, Yentl, the Jack Russell-Collie cross, has died at the age of 24.

The Post first reported on Yentl’s 24th birthday in the November 26, edition. Belonging to Charles and Marlene Martin, from Jacobstow, Yentl became part of the family when his previous owner said he would shoot him if no one took him home.

At the time of Yentl’s upcoming 24th birthday, owner Charles said Yentyl was named after the 1983 Barbara Streisand film of the same name.

The Martins got married on July 17, 1991 and Charles picked up, the then six-month-old, Yentl the following weekend, paying just £15.

Charles explained that Yentl did not like to be carried and so they both had to walk 13 miles in order to get back to the house. He was a part of their family for approximately 168 dog years.

In his long lifetime, Yentl won numerous rosettes at various local dog shows, including three first place prizes, four seconds and two thirds.

At 24-years-old, Yentl was thought to be one of the country’s oldest dogs. He joined other contenders for the title including Meg, a Jack Russell from Stoke St Michael, Somerset, who turned 25 in 2015 and Daisy, from Bishop’s Cleeve, Gloucestershire, also a Jack Russell, who was 23 when she died.

Charles and Marlene said that Yentl still loved chasing rabbits well in to his old age.