- By Kathryn Armstrong
- BBC News
Image source, Guinness World Records
Bobi has actually beaten the Guinness World Record for oldest dog that has actually represented years
A 30-year-old Portuguese dog has actually been called as the world’s oldest ever by Guinness World Records – beating a record that represented a century.
Bobi is a pure-blooded Rafeiro do Alentejo – a type that has a typical life span of 12 to 14 years.
The previous oldest dog ever was Australia’s Bluey, who passed away in 1939 at the age of 29 years and 5 months.
Since 1 February, Bobi was thirty years and 226 days old, and is stated to be succeeding for his age.
His grand aging has actually been confirmed by the Portuguese federal government’s animal database, which is handled by the National Union of Veterinarians, according to Guinness World Records.
He has actually lived his entire life with the Costa family in the town of Conqueiros, near Portugal’s west coast, after being born with 3 brother or sisters in a shed.
Leonel Costa, who was 8 years of ages at the time, stated his moms and dads had a lot of animals and needed to put the puppies down, however Bobi got away.
Image source, Guinness World Records
Part of the trick to Bobi’s durability is stated to depend on the serene environment he resides in
Leonel and his bros kept the dog’s presence a trick from their moms and dads up until he was ultimately found and entered into the family, who feed him the very same food they consume.
“In between a can of animal food or a piece of meat, Bobi does not be reluctant and picks our food,” stated Mr Costa, who constantly soaks the food in water to get rid of the majority of the spices.
Apart from a scare in 2018 when he was hospitalised after all of a sudden collapsing due to breathing trouble, Mr Costa states Bobi has actually delighted in a fairly hassle-free life and thinks the trick to his durability is the “calm, serene environment” he resides in.
It might likewise remain in the blood – Bobi’s mom living to the age of 18.
Nevertheless, time has actually taken its toll on Bobi, who now has difficulty walking and getting worse vision.
Mr Costa states Bobi is the “last of a long generation of animals” in the Costa family and explains him as “one of a kind.”
Bobi’s crowning as the oldest dog ever comes simply 2 weeks after Guinness World Records called another dog, Spike the Chihuahua, as the oldest living dog – at 23 years of ages.
Guinness have actually considering that upgraded its records, and revealed Bobi as both the oldest dog living, and the oldest dog ever.
