Bobby, the world’s oldest dog ever, has died at the age of 31

Bobby, the world’s largest dog ever, died last week in an animal hospital in Portugal. Guinness World Records Announced on Monday.

“Bobby lived 31 years and 165 days, spending his entire life with his loving owner Leonel Costa and his family in the Portuguese village of Conqueiros,” the record-keeping company said in a press release.

Poppy was recognized as the oldest dog ever in February this year, just two weeks after the 23-year-old Chihuahua was named. It’s rising I tried to claim the title. His death leaves Ohio-born Spike the oldest dog alive.

In dog years, Bobby would have been approximately 86 years old. He was a purebred Raveiro do Alentejo, a Portuguese breed of farm dog and guardian dog with a life expectancy of 12 to 14 years.

Guinness said his age was confirmed by his registration in 1992 at the veterinary medical service in the city of Leiria, Portugal, and in the pet database owned by the Portuguese government.

Bobby was born into a litter of four puppies, but the other three were neglected by owner Leonel Costa’s parents because the farm already had too many animals.

“At that time it was considered normal for elderly people… to bury animals in a hole so that they would not survive,” Lionel said in an interview with Guinness.

Costa said he hid Bobby from his parents after discovering the dog had escaped his brothers’ fate by hiding in a pile of wood. When Costa’s parents found out, it was too late to arrest Bobby.

According to Costa, Bobby was never restrained or restrained, drank plenty of water, and ate exclusively human food. Costa attributes Bobby’s aging to his “quiet and peaceful” life.

Guinness said that on Bobby’s 31st birthday in May, his owner threw him a traditional Portuguese birthday party, attended by more than 100 guests.