Portugal dog Bobi breaks record for oldest dog ever At 30 years and 266 days and counting, Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, has broken the century-old world record for oldest dog ever, according to Guinness World Records.
At 30 years and 266 days old, a Portuguese dog named Bobi was crowned the world's oldest dog ever on February 1, breaking an almost century-old record, per Guinness World Records (GWR). The previous titleholder, an Australian cattle dog named Bluey, was born in 1910 and lived for 29 years and 5 months.
Now, he has been utterly dethroned. Bobi, at the age of 30 years and 268 days, has been crowned the world's oldest living dog – and the oldest dog to ever live – by Guinness World Records (GWR). Bobi is very sociable and enjoys napping and eating human food.
A picture taken on February 12, 2023 shows Bobi, a 30 year-old Portuguese dog that has been declared the world's oldest dog by Guinness World Records, at his home in the village of Conqueiros near Leiria.
A Portuguese dog named Bobi is the new oldest dog ever, smashing an 84-year-old record at 30 years old. Guinness World Records verified his exact age—30 years, 266 days—on Feb. 1. He set the records for both oldest living dog and oldest dog ever.
Bobi spends his old age spending time with his feline friends. Bobi is not only believed to be the oldest living dog currently, but possibly the oldest dog ever. Before Bobi, the nearly century-old record was held by Bluey, an Australian cattle dog who was born in 1910.
Dogs, in fact, have been known to live over the age of 20 (140 human years), and the oldest dog on record was 29 (or 203 human years). The oldest human, on the other hand, managed to stay around until age 122. 2) A 1-year-old dog is more of an adolescent than a 7-year-old human.
This would make a 10-year-old dog 55, 60, 65, or 75, depending on his size. At 14 years they would be 77, 84, 91, and 105 respectively, which seems about right to me.
Using the simple 7:1 ratio, this same 10-year old dog would be the equivalent of a 70-year old human.
Retired: Our older dogs usually retire from work around 9 to 11 years of age.
Medium-size dogs align more with the overall average dog lifespan of 10-13 years. But some medium-size dogs can be very long-lived; the oldest dog on record was a Rafeiro do Alentejo named Bobi, who's 30 years old and counting! Medium-size dog lifespans and diseases of concern vary from breed to breed.
As a general guideline, though, the American Veterinary Medical Association breaks it down like this: 15 human years equals the first year of a medium-sized dog's life. Year two for a dog equals about nine years for a human. And after that, each human year would be approximately five years for a dog.
Bluey is a 6 year old Blue Heeler pup who loves to play. Her parents and teacher give her lots of time to practice, which means she's become very good at inventing games, helping everyone choose their roles and deciding on the rules.
420 Dog years old, 60 yrs old b-day equivalent in human age.
The number of dogs you can humanely care for depends on your availability, energy, and resources. For most of us, having one or two dogs is a full-time job, but some people may be able to balance caring for as many as four to six dogs.
Someone who is 75, on the other hand, is only 12 in dog years.
The first year of a dog's life is equal to 15 human years. The second year of a dog's life is equal to about nine human years. Each additional year is equal to about four or five human years.
The “Seven-Year Rule”
Georges Buffon, an 18th-century French naturalist, had more or less the same theory: Humans live to 90 or 100 years, and dogs to 10 or 12.
Well, dogs are in possession of faster metabolisms and hearts that work harder than our own. Because of all this extra work, dogs age faster and, consequently, live shorter lives. It also means they grow up more quickly. A dog that's a year old is the equivalent of a human child ready to start school.
Human Dog Breeding Practices
Another reason that dogs don't live very long is connected to dog breeding practices. Many breeds have genetic defects that are passed down through the generations and lower the average life expectancy of the breed.