Rafeiro do Alentejo

Two weeks after Guinness World Records announced a 23-year-old Chihuahua as the world's oldest living dog, a much more senior canine came out of the ...

"Bobi is special because looking at him is like remembering the people who were part of our family and unfortunately are no longer here, like my father, my brother, or my grandparents," he said. Costa said Bobi has never been chained or leashed, but instead is allowed to roam free in forests and farmland that surrounded Costa's family home. But the elderly dog continues to enjoy each day, resting, spending time with feline friends and relaxing by the fire when it gets chilly. Costa believes his father possibly overlooked Bobi because his brown fur coat camouflaged him in the shed. So, once Bobi and his brothers were born, Costa's father took them away to be buried. Bobi was born, along with three other male puppies, in the rural village of Conqueiros in Portugal.

Two weeks after Spike the Chihuahua took the title, Bobi the farm dog has been announced as the oldest verified dog in history.

Bobi escaped fatality but Leonal and his brothers didn’t get away scott-free, receiving punishment for their secret. Until February 1, an Australian cattle-dog known as Bluey was the oldest verified dog in [history](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topic/history) at 29 years 5 months old. But just days later, Gira returned to the outbuilding they were kept in to tend a small pooch the family had accidentally left behind. “We found the situation strange, because if the animals were no longer there, why would she go there?!,” said Leonal Costa, Bobi’s owner. When Bobi was born, the family already had enough animals to cope with and it was tragically considered normal in Portugal to bury unwanted pets in a hole so that they would not survive. As of February 3, Bobi is 30 years 268 days old…

Bobi is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed with the life expectancy of 12-14 years.

Bobi represents those generations," the family told Guinness. According to the Bobi is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed with the life expectancy of 12-14 years. Bobi has always enjoyed free roam of the woodlands and fields that surround the Costa family home and has never been locked up or attached to a leash, the family told Guinness. Bobi’s family told Guinness that their "calm, peaceful environment," which is "far from the cities," is one of the main contributing elements to the pooch’s long life. [dog](https://www.insideedition.com/animals) named Bobi from Portugal has broken the [world record](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/2/oldest-dog-ever-record-broken-by-30-year-old-bobi-from-portugal-736224) for being the world’s oldest living dog, and the world’s oldest living dog ever at 30 years old.

The Guinness World Record announced the adorable dog from Portugal to hold these titles just two weeks after announcing another dog named Spike as the world's ...

That makes the Australian cattle dog 29 years and 5 months old at the time of her death. Free to roam around in a peaceful environment, and eats human food, not the ‘garbage’ dog food. Many remarked that most dogs live about half the time he has so far, yet Bobi looks like he still has a lot of time left. This is a pet database authorized by the Portuguese government and managed by the SNMV (Sindicato Nacional dos Médicos Veterinários or National Union of Veterinarians). I’m turning 30 in May and that dog is older than me,” read another comment. Rafeiro do Alentejo dogs are a breed of livestock guardian dog, that have an average life expectancy of 12 to 14 years, according to the Guinness World Records’ official website.

Bobi, at the age of 30 years and 268 days, has been crowned the world's oldest living dog -- and the oldest dog to ever live -- by Guinness World Records (GWR).

However, regular assessments at the vet's "have always shown that he is doing well for his advanced age," Costa said. He likes a nap after meals, and spends most of his time hanging out in the backyard with four cat friends. So, Costa, who still hopes Bobi could father some puppies of his own one day, said he never thought of registering him as the oldest ever dog when he applied for the oldest living dog title. While another Australian dog, Chilla, was believed to have lived to the age of 32 years and 3 days upon her death on March 8, 1983, this was not officially verified. The Costa family are used to long-lived dogs. "We see situations like this as a normal result of the life that they have, but Bobi is one of a kind," he said in the statement.

Maintaining a healthy weight is crucial for dogs to live long lives, experts told The Washington Post.

“Try to not focus on that life expectancy, and look at your dog as an individual,” he said. “Their happiness is much more important to me than the longevity.” Life expectancy is not a contract, Olstad told The Post. “One thing that we should not assume as a pet slows down is, ‘Well, it’s just getting old,’” Ehrhart said. “Owners will always ask me, ‘How can I make my dog live the longest life that they can?’ That’s a loaded question because there are so many variants that go into life expectancy.” Maintaining a healthy weight is crucial, experts told The Post.

Thirty-year-old Bobi snatched crown from US pup in upset; longevity credited to human food and 'calm, peaceful environment'

By way of explaining how Bobi had beaten the odds many times over, he added: “Unfortunately, at that time it was considered normal by older people who could not have more animals at home … In contrast, as of 7 December 2022, [Spike](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/1/oldest-dog-living-chihuahua-mix-from-ohio-claims-the-record-733306) was a mere 23 years and seven days old. Life expectancy for the breed is typically between 12 and 14 years.

Bobi was born on his family's farm in the village of Conqueiros, Portugal on May 11, 1992, according to Guinness World Records.

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