Daijiworld Media Network – Portugal (MS)

Portugal, Oct 24: Bobi, the oldest ever dog on the earth died at the age of 31 at his home in Portugal on Saturday.

Bobi was born on May 11, 1992 as purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo and was recognised by Guinness World Record as the oldest dog ever to live on this earth in February 2023.

Bobi broke the record of Australian cattle dog Bluey who lived for 29 years and died in 1939. Bobi’s age was confirmed by pet database of Portugal government.

Throughout his life Bobi lived with his master Leonel Costa and family in the remote village of Conqueiros of Portugal. Bobi had three other pups born with him but they were put down as Leonel family had too many pets. Surprisingly Bobi escaped and continued to live in the rural home.

The calm rural life was the secret of the long life of Bobi according to his master Costa. Bobi used what the family ate and was never bound by chains.

Bobi was very healthy throughout his life. Only in 2018, he had some breathing difficulty and was treated in local pet hospital. However, prior to death eye sight of Bobi was weak and he could not walk too.

The general life expectancy of the breed of dogs to which Bobi belongs is around 12 to 14 years. Bobi not only outlived general expectancy for his breed but also went on to create world record. He had countless fans all over the world.