World’s oldest dog dies in Portugal aged 31

He was born on May 11 1992, when his owner was just eight years old. That made Bobi more than 217 years old in dog years when he died

Bobi was a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo Portuguese dog (Jorge Jeronimo/AP)

A 31-year-old dog in Portugal who had been named the world’s oldest ever, has died, his owner said on Monday.

The guard dog, called Bobi, died over the weekend in a veterinary hospital, Leonel Costa told The Associated Press.