# World's oldest dog dies **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 23, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969 "2023-10-23T19:10:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/1 "2023-10-23T19:10:43Z")
Bobi. 31 years old (which apparently is 217 in dog years.) That’s a good old age ! > **[World's oldest dog ever dies in Portugal, aged 31 (or about 217 in dog years)](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/portugal-ap-world-lisbon-costa-b2434551.html)** > > A 31-year-old dog in Portugal that had been ranked as the world's oldest dog ever, has died RIP Bobi ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/2 "2023-10-23T19:57:47Z")
Impossible, they are immediately replaced by the world’s oldest dog. Well done Bobi! Hope it was a great 31 years! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/3 "2023-10-23T20:09:20Z")
I had a 23 yo. Rat Terrier. Smaller dogs live longer more often than bigger dogs. Bobi is a real marvel. I hope dog heaven has lots of smells and squirrels for his pleasure. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/4 "2023-10-23T21:22:22Z")
Sorry to be that guy, but Cecil had a column (June 13, 1986 — can’t link on my phone) that lays out the formula for dog years. Bobi would really be 141-ish YO, which is still nothing to shake a stick at. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/5 "2023-10-23T21:24:04Z")
[![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/028/713/cover2.jpg) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/028/713/cover2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/6 "2023-10-23T21:25:42Z")
NO! Don’t post that! I don’t need to be crying for the next 6 hours! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/7 "2023-10-23T21:33:43Z")
So it’s not just me with a little dust in his eye. I hope Cranky Dog makes it to be 2/3 as old as this dog. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/8 "2023-10-23T21:51:55Z")
If you haven’t already seen it, go to _[theoatmeal.com](http://theoatmeal.com)_ and read **My Dog: The Paradox** , then reach for the Kleenex. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/9 "2023-10-23T21:56:38Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I had a 23 yo. Rat Terrier. Smaller dogs live longer more often than bigger dogs. Bobi is a real marvel. > I hope dog heaven has lots of smells and squirrels for his pleasure. I know, that really surprised me. When I first heard about Bobi about a year ago, I expected to see a tiny 10-20 pound dog, at most. Looking at his pictures, he’s gotta be around 80 lbs or so. He’s about as big as my pittie, and the breed specs for Rafeiro do Alentejo males put them at 80-100 lbs. Incredible. I was shocked to hear a dog be anywhere near 30, much less one that size. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/10 "2023-10-24T00:41:51Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > which is still nothing to shake a stick at. Of course it is, but then you throw the stick for the dog to fetch. 🪵 🐕 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/11 "2023-10-24T15:55:57Z")
I once met two elderly gentlemen who shared a house. The one guy had a tiny dog he was carrying. I asked them how old the dog was, and the guy carrying the dog told me he was 30. I smiled and said that was great. When the guy took his dog over to the weeds to pee, the other guy thanked me for not saying anything about the dog’s age. The two men had been sharing a house for around 30 years and had owned three little dogs during that time, one after the other. His friend’s memories of their dogs had blurred into one. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/12 "2024-01-17T21:37:25Z")
Doubting vets try to spoil a good story. > **[‘World’s oldest dog’ title under review as claim is investigated](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/worlds-oldest-dog-title-suspended-claim-investigated-bobi)** > > Bobi the Portuguese mastiff held Guinness world record when he died at apparent age of 31 last October ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-oldest-dog-dies/991969/13 "2024-01-18T17:36:45Z")
Actually, by the formula I use for dog/cat lifespans, 31 years equals about 140 years. More plausible than 217 years, but still…