THE world’s oldest canine has been posthumously stripped of his title in a dispute over his actual age.
Bobi died in October final yr — allegedly aged 31 years and 165 days.
But now the Guinness Book of World Records has raised doubts over the reliability of the microchip used to show Bobi’s age, saying it isn’t adequate proof.
The OAP mutt, a Rafeiro do Alentejo breed, lived in Conquerios, Portugal.
Bobi’s proprietor, Leonel Costa, has not but commented however beforehand mentioned suspicions over his dog’s age have been “unfounded”.
He beforehand mentioned Bobi was born in 1992 when he was eight-years-old, and he hid him from his mother and father as they’d too many animals.
Leonel attributed Bobi’s lengthy life to his weight loss program of unseasoned human meals and by no means being walked on a lead.
Guinness World Records mentioned: “We’re left with no conclusive proof which might definitively show Bobi’s date of beginning.
“Without any conclusive proof available to us proper now, we merely can’t retain Bobi as the record-holder.
The earlier record-holder was Bluey, who died in Australia in 1939 aged 29 years, 5 months.
