The Guinness World Records has striped the World’s Oldest Dog title from Bobi the dog from Portugal who died last year over a dispute about his real age.

The organisation said the microchip claimed to prove Bobi’s age was not sufficient proof to grant him the title, awarded in February last year.

Also, GWR revealed that Bobi was not as old as it was claimed.

Bobi was a Rafeiro do Alentejo from Conqueiros, Portugal.

The breed typically lives for around 12-14 years. But when Bobi was awarded the award, it was claimed that he was 30 years old.

In January The Guinness World Record has started an investigation to determine the true age of Bobi the world’s oldest dog who passed away in October 2023.

“We’re left with no conclusive evidence which can definitively prove Bobi’s date of birth.

“Without any conclusive evidence available to us right now, we simply can’t retain Bobi as the record holder.”

Bobi had broken a previous century-old Guinness World Record in February, claiming the honour from Australian cattle dog Bluey.

Bluey, the previous oldest dog ever, died in 1939 aged 29 years and five months.

Bobi’s owner, Leonel Costa, has not commented on the record’s removal, but had previously said suspicions over the veracity of the dog’s age were “unfounded”