‘World’s oldest dog’ is posthumously stripped of his title due to a dispute over his actual age

The world’s oldest dog has been posthumously stripped of his title due to a dispute over his actual age.

Bobi died in October last year – reportedly 31 years and 165 days old.

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But now the Guinness Book of World Records has raised doubts about the reliability of the microchip used to prove Bobi’s age, saying this is not enough proof.

The OAP mutt, a breed of Rafeiro do Alentejo, lived in Conquerios, Portugal.

Bobi’s owner, Leonel Costa, has not yet commented, but previously said sdoubts about the age of his dog were “unfounded”.

He previously said Bobi was born in 1992 when he was eight years old and he hid him from his parents because they had too many animals.

Leonel attributed Bobi’s long life to his diet of unseasoned human food and the fact that he was never walked on a leash.

Guinness World Records said: “We have no conclusive evidence that can definitively prove Bobi’s date of birth.

“Without conclusive evidence now available to us, we simply cannot detain Bobi the record holder.

The previous record holder was Bluey, who died in Australia in 1939 at the age of 29.