{"id":181194,"date":"2023-10-30T22:19:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T22:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=181194"},"modified":"2023-10-30T22:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T22:19:12","slug":"worlds-oldest-dog-claims-probed-after-vets-accuse-owner-of-making-age-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/worlds-oldest-dog-claims-probed-after-vets-accuse-owner-of-making-age-up\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s oldest dog claims probed after vets accuse owner of making age up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    The \u201cworld\u2019s oldest dog \u201d faces being stripped of the title after claims shed doubt over his true age. <\/p>\n

    Bobi, a Portuguese mastiff, died earlier this month just a short while after its owners held a huge birthday party for the record-setting pet. The previous record holder, Bluey, had lived 29 years and five months when he died in 1939. <\/p>\n

    Bobi\u2019s owners claim he reached 31 \u2013 the equivalent of 200 human years. But Guinness World Records are probing the claim after thousands of vets dismissed it as a tall tale.<\/p>\n

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    A spokesperson for the group said: \u201cWe\u2019re aware of the questions around Bobi and are looking into them.\u201d<\/p>\n

    It comes despite Bobi being registered with the Veterinary Medical Service of the Municipality of Leiria in 1992, which confirmed Bobi's birth date. The SIAC, a pet database with Portuguese government authorisation, has also confirmed the date of birth. <\/p>\n

    Genetic testing was carried out in the hope of confirming Bobi\u2019s age. However, it only concluded the dog was old, not a specific age.<\/p>\n

    Vet Danny Chambers said \u201cnot one\u201d of the 18,000-member Veterinary Voices group he runs \u201cbelieve Bobi was actually 31 years old\u201d. Despite the previous record holder dying at 29 years and five months \u2013 a pup named Bluey from Australia.<\/p>\n

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