By- Srishti Verma
The world's oldest dog has died at the age of 31 years and 165 days.
Purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo died on Saturday at his home in Portugal where he lived his entire life with the Costa family.
In February, Bobi became both the world's oldest living dog and the oldest dog ever.
He broke a record held by Australian cattle dog Bluey, who died at 29 years and five months in 1939.
Mr Costa, who was just eight when the dog was born, credited Bobi's long life to the "calm, peaceful environment" he lived in "far from the cities".
He said that the dog always ate "what we ate" and was never chained up or put on a leash.
Apart from a scare in 2018 when he was hospitalised after suddenly collapsing due to breathing difficulty, Mr Costa said that Bobi had enjoyed a relatively trouble-free life.
But as he advanced in age, he became less mobile. He had even experienced trouble walking and worsening eyesight prior to his death, as per Mr Costa.