Bobi breaks Guinness World Record for oldest dog ever

A 30-year-old Portuguese canine has been named arsenic the world's oldest ever by Guinness World Records - beating a grounds that stood for a century.

Bobi is simply a purebred Rafeiro bash Alentejo - a breed that has an mean beingness expectancy of 12 to 14 years.

The erstwhile oldest canine ever was Australia's Bluey, who died successful 1939 astatine the property of 29 years and 5 months.

As of 1 February, Bobi was 30 years and 226 days old, and is said to beryllium doing good for his age.

His expansive aged property has been validated by the Portuguese government's favored database, which is managed by the National Union of Veterinarians, according to Guinness World Records.

He has lived his full beingness with the Costa household successful the colony of Conqueiros, adjacent Portugal's westbound coast, aft being calved with 3 siblings successful an outbuilding.

Leonel Costa, who was 8 years aged astatine the time, said his parents had excessively galore animals and had to enactment the puppies down, but Bobi escaped.

Leonel and his brothers kept the dog's beingness a concealed from their parents until helium was yet discovered and became portion of the family, who provender him the aforesaid nutrient they eat.

"Between a tin of carnal nutrient oregon a portion of meat, Bobi doesn't hesitate and chooses our food," said Mr Costa, who ever soaks the nutrient successful h2o to region astir of the seasoning.

Apart from a scare successful 2018 erstwhile helium was hospitalised aft abruptly collapsing owed to breathing difficulty, Mr Costa says Bobi has enjoyed a comparatively trouble-free beingness and believes the concealed to his longevity is the "calm, peaceful environment" helium lives in.

It whitethorn besides beryllium successful the humor - Bobi's parent surviving to the property of 18.

However, clip has taken its toll connected Bobi, who present has occupation walking and worsening eyesight.

Mr Costa says Bobi is the "last of a agelong procreation of animals" successful the Costa household and describes him arsenic "one of a kind."

Bobi's crowning arsenic the oldest canine ever comes conscionable 2 weeks aft Guinness World Records named different dog, Spike the Chihuahua, arsenic the oldest surviving canine - astatine 23 years old.

Guinness person since updated its records, and announced Bobi arsenic some the oldest canine living, and the oldest canine ever.