This is up there with the con your parents pulled when your goldfish died and they swapped it out for a new one that looked the same.
The elderly pooch, who passed away in October 2023, was claimed to be 31 years and 165 days old by his owner, Leonel Costa, from Conqueiros, Portugal.
I don’t know what that is in dog years but neither does Bobi, the cheat.
Costa said he had a microchip to prove Bobi’s age, but Guinness said the chip was not enough to verify the dog’s date of birth.
How could it not be? Is the implication that you could have a dog microchipped, when it dies, get the old penknife out, get the chip and cram it in another dog?
Bobi, a Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed that usually lives for 12-14 years. So two of those just about fills the 31 years. Hmm.
The owner said Bobi was a rescue dog who had lived a long and happy life with him and his family. He didn’t add, “There was that odd time about 14 years ago when he got taller and changed colour but...”
Experts have called upon Guinness World Records to be more rigorous with their testing before handing out titles for the world’s oldest dog.
At the very least they should see if the animal can learn a new trick.
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