Portuguese pooch crowned world’s oldest dog

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

According to Guinness, Bobi has lived his entire life in the rural village of Conqueiros, in the Leiria district of central, with the Costa family. He is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a Portuguese livestock guardian dog that is named after the Alentejo region of southern Portugal from which it originates. Life expectancy for the breed is typically between 12 and 14 years.

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 … to bury the animals in a hole so that they would not survive.” But that was not Bobi’s fate. When Costa followed Gira inside, he discovered Bobi, who it seemed had been mistakenly left behind as his brown fur camouflaged him among the logs.

 

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