They explained that Bobi has lived with the Costa family all his life in the town of Conqueiros (municipality of Leiria, in the homonymous district) and that his breed, usually used to protect cattle from predators and known in Portugal as “rafeiro do Alentejo “, has a life expectancy of about 13 years.
They have been able to confirm their age by being registered since 1992 in the veterinary service of the municipality of Leiria and in the Portuguese national control system SIAC, the text adds.
The record for the oldest living dog so far was held by Spike, a 23-year-old Chihuahua, while the record for the oldest to date was held by Bluey (1910-1939), an Australian shepherd who lived to be 29 and 5 years old. months.
With information from EFE