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[BennyBlanco]

The world's oldest dog, Bobi, is celebrating his birthday

A Portuguese farm dog called Bobi has been named the oldest living dog ever. The Rafeiro do Alentejo breed, who lives in the Leira district of Portugal, is celebrating with a traditional party.

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A Portuguese farm dog called Bobi has been named the oldest living dog ever and his celebrating with a special party.

Bobi's owner, Leonel Costa, told Guinness World Records: 'We've had a lot of journalists and people come from all over the world to take a picture with Bobi.

'They've come from all over Europe, as well as the USA and even Japan.'

Bobi was awarded a Guinness World Record title for the oldest dog in the world in February.

Despite his age, the calm and sociable dog is still healthy enough to play with the family's four cats.

Family members believe the secret to his longevity is the fact that he has always lived in the countryside in a peaceful environment, surrounded by nature.

Bobi loves to eat and mostly has the same food as his owners, but they are sure to soak it in water to remove the seasoning first.

All things considered, he looks pretty damn good.

 

[Sleepwalker]

What a good boy, here's to another healthy year

 

[Mistake]

I looked up the oldest cat to ever live, and it also had a human like diet

Creme Puff (cat) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Makes me wonder if we’re just killing our pets early with pet food

 

[mitch1971]

That's wonderful.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

I looked up the oldest cat to ever live, and it also had a human like diet

http://[URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creme_Puff_(cat)

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Makes me wonder if we’re just killing our pets early with pet food

100%, but also all the Pesticides and fertilizers etc that they walk in, randomly drink, eat, roll in. Def prematurely gives them tumors

 

[Trogdor1123]

Pretty good looking dog. Hope mine makes it that long

 

[ConkerTheSquirrel.]

He's as old as I am!

 

[GeekyDad]

 

[Sybrix]

I looked up the oldest cat to ever live, and it also had a human like diet

Creme Puff (cat) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Makes me wonder if we’re just killing our pets early with pet food

Not just pets.... think of all the absolute shite that's in processed food.

 

[GymWolf]

That's a good fucking boy.

It is already devastating losing a dog after 10 years, i don't want even imagine how hard would be after 30 years...

 

[chromhound]

I looked up the oldest cat to ever live, and it also had a human like diet

Creme Puff (cat) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Makes me wonder if we’re just killing our pets early with pet food

I give my dog raw chicken. He love fruits and vegetables . He's 10 years old going 11

 

[Melon Husk]

Bobi loves to eat and mostly has the same food as his owners, but they are sure to soak it in water to remove the seasoning first.

So they feed him healthy Portuguese countryside food that keeps him hydrated and is low in salt (seasoning) I presume. That's the key takeaway for me.

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Wow that's amazing ❤

 

[GymWolf]

I give my dog raw chicken. He love fruits and vegetables . He's 10 years old going 11

Aren't chicken bones the most dangerous type to give to a dog?

 

[winjer]

That is a very impressive ag for a dog.

Spoiler

Portugal, Caralho!

 

[chromhound]

Aren't chicken bones the most dangerous type to give to a dog?

No bones. Look like this

 

[GymWolf]

No bones. Look like this

My dog developed chicken allergy a couple of years ago so now we only gave him beef\pork\fish based food.

 

[Outlier]

I looked up the oldest cat to ever live, and it also had a human like diet

Creme Puff (cat) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Makes me wonder if we’re just killing our pets early with pet food

I'm pretty sure pet food is just the scraps we don't want to feed humans.

Pets are seen as beneath humans, so it only makes sense that they end up treated as such.

Sad state of affairs.

 

[GeekyDad]

My dog developed chicken allergy a couple of years ago so now we only gave him beef\pork\fish based food.

Can't say I'm surprised. A lot of foods that should be healthy now have all these other contaminants bleeding into them. They can try to limit it, but it's out there in the air, in the soil, in the feed. Ain't gonna magically disappear.

Bobi's kind of a miracle when you think about it.

 

[KrakenIPA]

My old dog is so kind and calm, his name is Jake, he is a 11 year old yellow lab mix, and on many occasions he just makes humans smile. If I could say that you should adopt a dog rather than buy a puppy, I will say it every day.

 

[SJRB]

Dogs are awesome.

 

[stn]

I had a dog who lived to be 18 and I thought that was impressive.

 

[Tams]

One day older than me!

All the love to him!

 

[thefool]

He looks pretty good.
Not surprised he eats normal food.

 

[Drake]

I give my dog raw chicken. He love fruits and vegetables . He's 10 years old going 11

You take really good car of him. The dog looks awesome for almost 11 years old.

 

[West Texas CEO]

How old is 31 in human years?

Like, Biblically old?

 

[Tams]

How old is 31 in human years?

Like, Biblically old?

217.

 

[West Texas CEO]

217.

 

[PSYGN]

I give my dog raw chicken. He love fruits and vegetables . He's 10 years old going 11

What breed is that? It's super cute!

 

[Rival]

I give my dog raw chicken. He love fruits and vegetables . He's 10 years old going 11

That is the cutest thing I have ever seen.

 

[cash_longfellow]

I looked up the oldest cat to ever live, and it also had a human like diet

Creme Puff (cat) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Makes me wonder if we’re just killing our pets early with pet food

Go ahead and feed them “human food” and see how long they last.

The only reason our pets live so long now is because of the scientists that are the geniuses behind pet food, please don’t get it twisted

Edit - Also please don’t feed them human food to see how long they last…please

 

[cash_longfellow]

217.

Also 2023 years old.

 

[Batiman]

Go ahead and feed them “human food” and see how long they last.

The only reason our pets live so long now is because of the scientists that are the geniuses behind pet food, please don’t get it twisted

I’m convinced that’s mostly a lie.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

I give my dog raw chicken. He love fruits and vegetables . He's 10 years old going 11

I know the thread is about another animal, but

HOLY BALLS, THAT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE A REAL ANIMAL

Like a little stuffed ball of cute.

Shiiiit.

 

[cash_longfellow]

I’m convinced that’s mostly a lie.

I mean…I’m with you partially, but I love my cat way too much to test the waters

 

[Artoris]

That dog is about 14

 

[diffusionx]

My dog lived to be 15, almost 16, then her kidneys started shutting down. That's the thing about getting old, the chance of stuff going wrong suddenly increases a lot. You can do everything right, but it just happens.

I'm not sure I believe this dog is 31, that's such a huge age gap between standard dog ages it is like a human living to 250.

 

[Batiman]

I mean…I’m with you partially, but I love my cat way too much to test the waters

I know what you mean. It’s better to have a pet that doesn’t eat scraps anyways. My dogs always bumming me for food every time I walk in the kitchen lol.

I adopted him when he was 5 so I’m only partially to blame for his training…..

 

[cash_longfellow]

I know what you mean. It’s better to have a pet that doesn’t eat scraps anyways. My dogs always bumming me for food every time I walk in the kitchen lol.

I adopted him when he was 5 so I’m only partially to blame for his training…..

I love you (in a non weird Era sort of way) for adopting your pup. That legit is a way to earn my 100% respect, not only on some stupid gaming forum (I also love you, in a weird Era sort of way everyone), but IRL. Respect! I kind of fell for my cat when I was with my Ex-fiancé. We lost a baby to a miscarriage and I subsequently lost her as well. She initially took the cat but knew it destroyed me and brought her back to me…but this cat has been my light for the last two years. Without her, I don’t know where I’d be.
Long story short, feed your pup anything he/she wants (within reason and safety), because we legitimately don’t really understand their value until they are gone.
Good for you for adopting, that is amazing and I wish more people were like you!

 

[bender]

While I hope the story is true, I don't believe it, especially considering the the size of the dog.