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).
The Portuguese purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo -- a breed of livestock guardian dog -- has lived for double his life expectancy of 12 to 14 years, according to a statement from GWR.
Owner Leonel Costa, who was just 8 years old when Bobi was born on May 11, 1992, said in the statement: "Bobi has been a warrior for all these years, only he knows how he's been holding on, it must not be easy because the average dog's life span is not that high and if he spoke only he could explain this success."The Costa family are used to long-lived dogs.
Costa and his brother thought their parents had taken all the puppies away to be destroyed. However, a few sad days later, they found Bobi alive, safely hidden in a pile of logs. Costa puts his pet's longevity down, in part, to the "calm, peaceful environment" in which he grew up, as well as his taste for human food.
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