Guinness World Records (GWR) says there is no evidence that Bobby, who died in 2023, is actually as old as they claim, writes BBC.
According to the organization, the chip that is said to prove Bobby’s age was not sufficient evidence to win the title, which will be awarded in February 2023.
Bobby was a purebred Alentejo Mastiff from Conqueiros, Portugal. The breed usually lives for 12 to 14 years. However, when Bobby received the award, he was allegedly 30 years old.
Bobby died in October 2023, according to his owners, at the age of 31 years and 165 days.
However, GWR launched an investigation last month into the reliability of data proving Bobby's age.
We do not have any conclusive evidence to conclusively prove Bobby's date of birth. Since we have no conclusive evidence at this point, we simply cannot hold Bob as the record holder
GWR announced.
Bobby's owner, Leonel Costa, did not comment on the cancellation of the registry, but he previously said that doubts about the validity of the dog's age were unfounded. Last month, Danny Chambers told The Guardian that none of his fellow vets believed the dog actually lived to be 31 years old.
The oldest dog to date was Australian Bluey, who died in 1939 at the age of 29 years and five months.
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