The previous record holder was Bluey, an Australian cattle dog who died in 1939 at the age of 29 years and five months.
Bobi, a Portuguese mastiff, has been stripped of his status as the world’s oldest dog because Guinness World Records has no evidence of how old he really is. The Guardian reported this.
In a statement, GWR said it had concluded there was “no longer any evidence to support Bauby as the record holder”.
Tailed was recognized as the oldest dog in history in February 2023. He died in October at the age of 31 years and five months.
A few days after his death, veterinarian Danny Chambers of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons suggested that the dog would not live for three decades.
Photos of Bobi taken in 1999 indicate that his paws are a different color than the dogs that died in Portugal the previous year.
Although his age is recorded in Portugal’s national pet database, it is based on statements from his owners, and microchipping of pets only began in 2008. Genetic testing identified Bobby was old, but did not indicate his exact age.
“This is equivalent to a person living to be 200 years old, which, despite modern medicine, is completely impossible. Such extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and no concrete evidence has been provided to support his age ,” Chambers said.
It was previously reported that the world’s oldest chicken, Peanut, died in Michigan at the age of at least 21 years and 238 days.
The oldest dog in the world died in Portugal
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