The 30-year-old dog breaks the ‘Guinness’ record, it is the oldest ever recorded

Cachorro is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo born in Portugal

OR Guinness World Record announced a new dog as the oldest in the world. Bobi is older than Spike, who was billed as the longest-lived dog ever. Records show the dog was born in 1992 and is 30 years and 266 days old on February 1, 2023.

The oldest dog of all time, surpassing the Australian Shepherd Bluey (1910-1939), is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, which is a livestock guardian dog breed. The average life expectancy is 12-14 years. Bobi has spent his entire life with the Costa family in a village in Leiria, Portugal.

“Bobi’s age has also been verified by SIAC, a pet database authorized by the Portuguese government and maintained by the SNMV (National Union of Veterinary Doctors),” the publication points out.

OR animal it is one of the four puppies of the bitch Gira. Because he had so many animals, Leonel Costa’s father, who was a hunter, decided to bury them because he couldn’t have more at home. “Unfortunately at that time it was considered normal for older people not to be able to have multiple pets at home. […] bury the animals in a den so they don’t survive,” he explained. However, Bobi was left behind. Only he survived. Leonel told the publication he believes the dog managed to live until now because he was in a “calm and peaceful environment”, living “away from cities”.

Without the same activity as before, the dog faces vision problems. The owner has noticed that he bumps into objects while walking. Despite the health issue, Bobi will turn 31 in May

Source: Terra

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