What is Bobi (dog)?
{{update|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox animal |name = Bobi |image =Dog Bobi (01).jpg |species = [[Dog|Canis familiaris]] |breed = Rafeiro do Alentejo |birth_date = {{Birth date|1992|05|11|df=y}} |birth_place = Conqueiros, Leiria, Portugal |death_date = {{death date and age|2023|10|21|1992|5|11|df=y}} |death_place = Conqueiros, Leiria, Portugal |owner = Costa Family |gender=[[Male]] |known_for=Oldest dog in history whose age can be verified }} '''Bobi''' (11 May [[1992]] &ndash; 21 October 2023) was a male purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo dog cared for by Leonel Costa of Conqueiros Leiria, [[Portugal]]. On 2 February 2023, Bobi was confirmed as the first dog on record to live to the age of 30, along with being the oldest dog on record to ever live.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oldest dog ever |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-dog |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}}</ref> On 11 May 2023, Bobi turned 31.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-12/world-s-oldest-dog-bobi-celebrates-his-31st-birthday/102341280|title=World's oldest dog Bobi the Rafeiro celebrates his 31st birthday with massive party plans|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2023-05-12|access-date=2023-05-12}}</ref> ==Certification== Bobi's age has been validated by the Portuguese government's pet database and certified by ''[[Guinness World Records]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-03 |title=Bobi breaks Guinness World Record for oldest dog ever |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64507336 |access-date=2023-02-03}}</ref> Bobi was born as one of four male puppies in an outbuilding where his caretaker's family stored wood. His brothers were all buried alive after birth due to Costa's father not wanting to take care of more animals. Since Bobi blended in with the wood at birth, Costa's father did not see him when he was collecting the puppies to bury.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title='Oldest dog ever,' Bobi, dethrones Gu