• JCreazy@midwest.social
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    Let’s not forget that Guinness World Records is known for giving out records without fact checking.

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    Really impressive for such a large dog. Usually the larger the shorter their lifespan.

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      Yeah usually like 9-15 years. Even long-lived small dogs like mini poodles are lucky to get to 18. For a big dog, 31 must be akin to a human living to 200.

      RIP doggo. :(

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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    Guinness World Record holder Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, passed away at his home in Portugal on Saturday.

    “Despite outliving every dog in history, his 11,478 days on earth would never be enough, for those who loved him,” wrote Dr Karen Becker.

    Bobi’s grand old age was validated by the Portuguese government’s pet database, which is managed by the National Union of Veterinarians.

    Bobi lived his whole life with the Costa family in the village of Conqueiros, near Portugal’s west coast, after being born with three siblings in an outbuilding.

    Mr Costa and his brothers kept the dog’s existence a secret from their parents until he was eventually discovered and became part of the family, who fed him the same food they eat.

    Apart from a scare in 2018 when he was hospitalised after suddenly collapsing due to breathing difficulty, Mr Costa said in February that Bobi had enjoyed a relatively trouble-free life and thought the secret to his longevity was the “calm, peaceful environment” he lived in.


    The original article contains 340 words, the summary contains 169 words. Saved 50%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!

    • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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      169 according to the American Kennel Club’s formula. (Year 1=15 years, Year 2=9 years, more years=5 years).

      Which, if you ask me, is just more proof that humans could live to 169 if we didn’t have jobs and someone took us for walks all the time.

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    Have you ever seen an elderly dog? They have the same characteristics as an elderly person. Gray hair, lack muscle tone, eyes that just look old… that dog is not 31.

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      Bobi’s grand old age was validated by the Portuguese government’s pet database, which is managed by the National Union of Veterinarians.

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      Ah, the wonderful prevailing argument sweeping the internet the last few years: “that looks like something else, so it must be that. Let’s disregard sources and science. Everything must be what it looks like.”

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        People lie about their age all the time. There’s been many elderly people with badly documented births who fudged the numbers and added a decade or five to their age.

        Unless there’s good documentation, be skeptical of extreme longevity claims.

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          Did you even read the article? There is good documentation. Man you keyboard ninjas need to spend less time in the dojo and more time in the library.

          Bobi’s grand old age was validated by the Portuguese government’s pet database, which is managed by the National Union of Veterinarians.

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            How susceptible to bribes do you reckon the Portuguese National Union of Veterinarians could be?

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              Moronic comment made by a moron. Glad to see the bottom of the barrel is still trying. Failing, but trying. Good effort mate.

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                Fuck you, you dumbass bitch motherfucker.

                I was simply trying to engage in a civil conversation and you had to be a piece of shit.

                Blocked.

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                  lol. The language you chose proves you’re a moron. I suspect that you know you’re actually a moron. That’s why my comment cut so deep. You can’t buy brain cells but you can read more. There’s still a chance for you little dunce :)