World’s oldest dog ever dies in Portugal, aged 31 (or about 217 in dog years) | CityNews Calgary

A 31-year-old canine in Portugal that had been ranked because the world’s oldest canine ever has died, his proprietor stated Monday.

The guard canine, known as Bobi, died over the weekend in a veterinary hospital, Leonel Costa instructed The Associated Press.

Bobi lived on a farm within the village of Conqueiros in Portugal with Costa and 4 cats. He was born on May 11, 1992, when his proprietor was simply 8 years outdated. That made Bobi greater than 217 years outdated in canine years when he died.

In an interview earlier this yr, Costa instructed the Associated Press that Bobi’s secret to a protracted life was good meals, recent air and plenty of love.

“Bobi eats what we eat,” stated Costa. What’s extra, Bobi had by no means been placed on a lead.

Bobi claimed the Guinness World Record from Bluey, an Australian cattle canine, who died in 1939 aged 29 and had held the document for nearly a century.

Officials on the Guinness World Records on Monday stated they have been “saddened to learn of the death of Bobi, the world’s oldest dog ever.” In an announcement on their web site, they stated Bobi lived to be 31 years and 165 days outdated and died on Saturday.

Bobi was a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese canine that has a median life expectancy of some 10 to 14 years.

The Associated Press