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'Oldest dog ever,' Bobi, has title suspended by Guinness World Records amid review
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Guinness World Records said it was reviewing Bobi’s title after some veterinarians questioned his age. The purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo died last year.
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Bobi the dog died in October at the reported age of 31 years and 165 days, months after Guinness World Records declared that he was the world's oldest living dog and the oldest dog ever.
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The world’s “oldest ever dog” Bobi, who died in October reportedly aged 31, has provisionally lost his title as Guinness World Records (GWR) investigates his age, a spokesperson for the company told CNN on Tuesday.
Guinness World Records said it has suspended Portuguese canine Bobi's titles as the 'Oldest Dog Living' and 'Oldest Dog Ever' after veterinarians and dog experts raised doubts that he lived up to 31 years
Guinness World Records has temporarily suspended the title of the oldest dog ever, previously held by Bobi, a Portuguese guard dog who died last year at reportedly 31 years old.
Guinness World Records said it was reviewing Bobi’s title after some veterinarians questioned his age. The purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo died last year.
Guinness World Records is reviewing the title for world's oldest dog, which was awarded to a Portuguese dog, after questions arose about the dog's age.
The Portuguese pooch was said be 31 years when he died last October, far outlasting dogs of the same breed, which often live half that age. Now, experts have doubts about the validity of those claims.
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