‘Oldest Living Dog’ Title Goes to 30-Year-Old Dog From Portugal

• A 30-year-old dog has actually been crowned the oldest dog on the planet, per the Guinness World Records.
• He took the record from a 23-year-old dog called Spike.
• Bobi, the 30-year-old dog, has actually never ever been leashed and has actually consumed human food all his life, per GWR.

A 30-year-old dog called Bobi is formally the world’s oldest living dog.

Bobi, who is a Rafeiro do Alentejo, a pure-blooded animals guardian dog, has actually lived all of his thirty years and 271 days in the town of Conqueiros in western Portugal, the Guinness World Records, or GWRrevealed on February 2. He has actually doubled his type’s typical life span of 12 to 14 years.

Not just is he the oldest dog presently alive, Bobi is likewise the oldest dog ever to have actually lived, according to CNN. Bobi beat the previous record of 29 years and 5 months, held by an Australian livestock dog called Bluey who lived in between 1910 and 1939.

Bobi was never ever expected to reach his ripe aging. His owner, Leonel Costa, informed GWR that his moms and dads buried Bobi and his litter prior to they might open their eyes since they currently had lots of dogs on their farm. Bobi handled to leave, and Costa and his bro kept him up until he might open his eyes.

“We understood that when the dog opened its eyes, my moms and dads would no longer bury it,” Costa stated.

Costa informed GWR the dog’s durability might be credited to residing in a tranquil environment. He’s never ever been chained up or leashed, and he’s been permitted to stroll complimentary in the forests around their house.

He has likewise constantly consumed the exact same food as his owners, however without the spices, Costa informed GWR.

Bobi invests his days socializing with 4 cats in the yard. With a weakening vision and walking problems, he likes to rest by the fireplace and depend on bed after meals, Costa stated to GWR.

Bobi took the world record from Spike, a 23-year-old Chihuahua who really quickly held the title of world’s oldest dog. Spike’s owner, Rita Kimball, discovered the dog when he was ten years old in a car park of a supermarket and chose to take him home.

Spike is now nearly blind, has bad hearing, and invests his days checking out cows, horses, and cats in Kimball’s town, she told GWR.