The world's oldest dog, Bobi, dies at age 31

The world's oldest dog named Bobi has passed away at the age of 31, it was announced Monday. That's the equivalent of an amazing 217 years of canine life. Bobi's owner, Leonel Costa, told the Associated Press that his dog died at a veterinary hospital last weekend. His death was also confirmed by his veterinarian, Dr.

Boby lived on a farm with Costa in the village of Conqueiros in his native Portugal, along with several cats. He was born on May 11, 1992, when Costa was eight years old, and spent his entire life by his owner's side.

Boby was a purebred Portuguese Rafeiro pre-Alentejo shepherd dog, a breed described by the American Kennel Club (AKC) as "an excellent farm and estate guard dog." He lived twice as long as the average member of his breed, as rafeiru do Alentejo typically live 12 to 14 years, according to the AKC.

Before Bobi became the record holder, the oldest dog in confirmed history was Bluey, an Australian shepherd dog that CNN reported was "born in 1910 and lived to be 29 years and five months old." Bobi earned the title of oldest dog in February when Guinness World Records confirmed his age at 30 years and 266 days.

Costa told Guinness World Records that he previously had other dogs that lived to be 20 years old and that Bobi could live that long because he only ate human food.