The Guinness World Records have temporarily suspended their " world ’s oldest dog " title amid claims that the current rubric bearer was not as former as its owner claimed it was .
When Bobi passed away , an entrance on the Guinness World Records website explain that he had lived to be 31 years 165 Clarence Day older . While not a ripe old long time in human terms , you do n’t get hold many dog millennials , and this cue a few raise supercilium from Internet police detective .
On Reddit , afew postson the Dogs subreddit interrogate whether a hound could live that long , with some users citing the former claim holder only being an estimated23 years and 7 days older . Severalclaimedthat they had excavate earlier photos of Bobi , and that the photos showed a unlike dog with livid paws .
veterinary surgeon had enquiry too . Danny Chambers of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons toldThe Guardianthat none of his colleagues believe the dog could be that old .
“ This is the equivalent of a human living to over 200 geezerhood old which , given our current medical capableness , is completely implausible , " Chambers supply . " Extraordinary claims command sinful grounds , and no concrete evidence has been cater to demonstrate his age . "
Wired dug into the matter some more . Bobi ’s years had been swear by the PortugueseSIACpet registration syllabus , grant to the Guinness World Records , but whenWired contactedthe SIAC they replied that " at the time , the animal ’s holder announce that it had been born in 1992 , but we have no registration or data that can confirm or deny this financial statement . "
vet spoken to by Wired also had interrogation about how an fleshy dog lived to such an age ( 217 in dog days ) .
Guinness World Records were already cognizant of interrogation about Bobi and had launched their own investigation . On Tuesday , they confirmed that Bobi ’s claim of World ’s sometime dog had been taken away temporarily while that proceed .
“ While our review is ongoing we have decided to temporarily break both the record book deed for old dog live and ever , " a spokesperson said , perThe Guardian . " Just until all of our finding are in place . "
