Bobi

Guinness World Records strips Bobi of oldest dog honor

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On Feb. 2, 2023, Guinness World Records publicly crowned Bobi the oldest dog ever at the age of 30 years and 267 days. Announcing his death in October, the premier keeper of world records put Bobi’s final tally at 31 years and 165 days. On Thursday, just over a year later, Guinness posthumously stripped Bobi … Read more

Was Bobi the World’s Oldest Dog—or a Fraud?

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“It is true that I am considered an expert on dog coat color,” Sheila Schmutz, an emeritus professor of animal and poultry science at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, told me. “At least in terms of genetics.” I sent Schmutz, who has published multiple papers about the coats of dogs and cattle, a selection … Read more