Oldest Dog Record Broken

The Guinness Book of Records, which announced that the oldest living dog record was broken just two weeks ago, announced a new dog that broke this record today. bobwith 30 years 266 days oldest dog ever it happened. With the proof of the dog’s age, 2-week-old record holder Spike also lost the title of ‘oldest living dog’.

Bobi, who is 30 years and 268 days old as of February 3, 2023, belongs to a guard dog breed that normally has a lifespan of 12-14 years. Bobi, who lives in Portugal, has lived so many years, breaking all expectations and almost He broke the record that has not been broken for 100 years.

Let’s get to know the oldest dog Bobi:

Bobi was registered in the Leiria region of Portugal in 1992. He was born into a basement where a family of four brothers stored their wood. But his story actually includes a great chance.

Leonel Costa, who lives in the house with the basement where the dog was born, marks the beginning of their 30-year relationship and Bobi’s lucky salvation explains:

“I was eight years old. My father was a hunter and we’ve always had lots of dogs. Unfortunately, adults who couldn’t keep more animals at home back then. burying animals in the ground It looked normal.”

Yes, four puppies, including Bobi, as no more dogs can be kept in the house. would be killed. According to Leonel, after Bobi and his siblings were born, their parents broke into the basement and quickly took the puppies out.

But meanwhile, Bobi was fortunately forgotten. Moreover, Gira, the mother of four siblings, was constantly going to the basement. Following Gira, Leonel and his brothers saw that Bobi had been forgotten. Besides, Bobi had already opened his eyes. Brothers, Bobi’s He hid his survival from his family.

Of course, after a while, Bobi’s existence was learned. Leonel said that his parents were very angry with him, shouting and ‘that they punish‘ told.

He wandered freely throughout his life, leading a life away from the city:

According to Leonel’s information, Bobi was able to live this long thanks to living away from the city, especially in a quiet environment. Bobi never had a leash, was never tied. She constantly wandered around the family farm by herself.

Again, interestingly, Bobi did not have a special diet for himself. According to Leonel, he always ate human food. Whatever the family ate, Bobi ate.

Today, she faces some age-related health problems:

Bobi is unfortunately not in his old health today. His eyesight decreased, and he began to have difficulty walking. So much so that he was constantly bumping into something while walking.