The macrocosm ’s oldest blackguard has been crowned a disk - breaker at 30 years and 268 days old , tumble the previous victor Spike who was announced just two week ago at the age of 23 . Spike the little Chihuahua has attain a great long time , but has been beaten by almost 10 years by Bobi , who almost lost his living at just a few day old .
Born into a hunting family that did n’t have space for more animate being , Bobi ’s siblings were scooped up from the jakes where their mother had hand giving birth and bolt down . However , Leonel Costa , who was a child at the time , noticed that Bobi ’s mother kept give-up the ghost to the outhouse .
It seemed Costa ’s parents had miss one of the puppies that was hide among some forest . So , Costa and his brother hatched a programme to obliterate the cad until the opportune clock time .
“ We knew that when the wiener opened its eye , my parents would no longer bury it , ” he toldGuinness World Records . “ It was popular knowledge that this human action could not or should be done . ”
A two weeks later , the pup ’s nervous system had break enough for Bobi to afford his eyes , and while Costa ’s plan had worked , his parent were less elated . “ I confess that when they found out that we already knew , they screamed a circumstances and penalize us , but it was worth it and for a good reason ! ”
It seems Bobi took his 2d chance at life and really ran with it , go on to be the Guinness World Record holder for old living dog on record . The last hotdog to arrive close , an Australian oxen dog , sprain 29 back in 1939 .
Bobi is a Rafeiro do Alentejo , a breed that normally only lives for around 12 to 14 years . As for how he ’s managed to last so long , it seems Bobi ’s formula for farseeing animation is being free to roam , socializing with other beast , and enjoying a very human - like diet ( washed to get rid of the seasoning ) .
“ What we eat , they ate too , ” Costa explained . “ Between a can of animal intellectual nourishment or a piece of meat , Bobi does n’t hesitate and opt our intellectual nourishment . ”
At nowadays , a scratch - up is trying toextend the life anticipation of dogsby developing anti - aging pills that could see more pooches live for as long as Bobi . For now , it seems the cap is safely his .
