Bobi, the World’s Oldest Dog Is 30 Years Old & A Guinness World Record holder (Video)

Hey pals! Get ready to meet the world's official, oldest dog. And he sure is a cutie, too. He goes by Bobi and he spends most of his time relaxing in the calm countryside he calls home. 

When Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, celebrated its 30th birthday last year, Costa knew he had broken an almost century-old record held by an Australian cattle-dog that died at 29 years and five months in 1939. Costa got in touch with Guinness World Records, submitted all the paperwork and a year later Bobi was officially named the oldest dog on record. "It's a feeling of pride we can't explain," Costa, 38, told Reuters.

Bobi's breed usually has a life expectancy of 12 to 14 years and Costa attributed its longevity to a number of factors, including living in calm countryside, never having been chained or kept on a leash and always eating "human food". "Of course our love and affection throughout his life has also helped," he said, giggling. Although Bobi still loves walks, age is taking its toll: the dog is less adventurous, its fur is thinning, its eyesight has worsened and it needs to rest more than it used to. Costa hopes Bobi has many more years of life and is thankful the dog has put the remote village of Conqueiros on the map. (Via Reuters).