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Lily Ford & Steven Smith & Mark O'Brien

World's oldest dog prepares to celebrate 31st birthday

Guinness World Records has announced that the record for the world’s oldest dog has officially been broken just weeks after another pooch was crowned.

Bobi, a Rafeiro do Alentejo, was born in the village of Conqueiros, Portugal, on May 11, 1992, making him the oldest dog on the planet at 30 years and 266 days old as of February 1.

Described as a calm and sociable pet who enjoys relaxing by the fireplace on particularly cold days, Bobi snatches the title four weeks after 23-year-old Spike of Ohio in the United States, was announced as the world’s oldest dog. Bobi has also broken the record for being the oldest dog ever, beating out an Australian cattle dog called Bluey, who lived 29 years and five months before his death in 1939.

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