RIP Bobi, world's oldest dog

CorvusCorax said:
How was it verified, just out of interest?
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It says in the article "Guiness consulted the Veterinary Medical Service of the Municipality of Leiria to verify Bobi's age, and they confirmed his birthdate: May 11, 1992." I suspect the family also had photos.

Guinness have been pretty tight on their verification over the years, I would like to believe it's true.
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ycbm said:
It says in the article "Guiness consulted the Veterinary Medical Service of the Municipality of Leiria to verify Bobi's age, and they confirmed his birthdate: May 11, 1992." I suspect the family also had photos.

Guinness have been pretty tight on their verification over the years, I would like to believe it's true.
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Photos of a brown dog?

I don't think microchips were around in those days so it would be interesting to find out what records were on file with the vet to tie to that particular dog.

I'm sure we all know a farmer who's had a collie called Shep or five over the last half century!!
 
I found this on Euronews.

"His birth date had been confirmed by the Portuguese government's pet database and by the National Union of Veterinarians. Officials at the Guinness World Records on Monday said they were "saddened to learn of the death of Bobi, the world's oldest dog ever."
 
What links the dog to the database, I wonder? Microchip, ear tattoo, blood test?

Just an aside, he's not any of the colours listed on the linked AKC breed standard page for his breed on the original article.
 
CorvusCorax said:
Photos of a brown dog?

I don't think microchips were around in those days so it would be interesting to find out what records were on file with the vet to tie to that particular dog.

I'm sure we all know a farmer who's had a collie called Shep or five over the last half century!!
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We had a dog microchipped 33 years ago so they were.
 
CorvusCorax said:
Cynical, us?

www.theguardian.com

‘World’s oldest dog’ title under review as claim is investigated

Bobi the Portuguese mastiff held Guinness world record when he died at apparent age of 31 last October
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

www.wired.com

Was Bobi the World’s Oldest Dog—or a Fraud?

A quest to uncover the truth about Bobi, named the “oldest dog ever” by Guinness World Records, led to dog fur experts and conspiracy theories and left me with serious questions about how world records are verified.
www.wired.com www.wired.com
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I seen this and wondered had someone else seen the redaction

Suspicious changes of markings on the feet over the years was one of the big red flags I've read about.
That and the colour change- though some of that coat change could have down to him an aging dog with coat changes/sun bleaching and poor image quality making it hard to assess.
Disappointing that Guinness didn't their due diligence at the start.
 
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