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Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Bobi, the world's oldest dog ever, dies aged 31

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Bobi, the world's oldest dog ever, dies aged 31

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Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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The Guinness World Record holder, from Portugal, lived to be 31 years and 165 days old.
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    I just don’t buy it as a 31 year old dog.

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      To confirm, they can cut off one of the legs and count the rings.

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        Ohhhhhhh that makes sense. 👍

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      To be sure. A purebred dog the kids “kept secret” for several years after a culling. So only the kids knew the dog even existed. Sounds more like the kids found a puppy and justified keeping it by saying they always had it.

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        How many years after the culling are we thinking they “found” him? Because even if you take off 10 years, he looked astonishingly good for 21!

        Even if they’re a few years off, he lived to be ancient.

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          Of that I have no doubt.

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        It doesn’t say in the article how long they kept the dog secret. They were 8 so I can’t imagine it was more than a week or two.

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      yeah, no grey hair at all??

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        That’s the secret to living long, just don’t go grey.

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          Im not even 30 yet and im going gray. How fucked am i

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            You will be lucky to outlive Bobi.

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            (notes your comment is 5 hours old. Too late to reply.)

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            There’s a natural regimen to save yourself - you must cut out all gluten, eat meals consisting of horse/radish paste (that’s a paste made of horses and radishes), and drink at least 6 glasses of clam juice per day.

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              Where do you get your gluten free horses?

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                Etsy or eBay surprisingly enough. They are mildly radioactive, but worth every penny!

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            At least you have hair

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          Ima try that.

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            Hair dye is the fountain of youth.

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        Maybe there’s some weird anti aging mechanism at play?

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        Yeah, old dogs get grey hair just like we do

        https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/senior-labrador-retriever-mixed-breed-dog-royalty-free-image-1613990534.?crop=0.736xw:1.00xh;0.119xw,0&resize=2048:*

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