I don't have a link but Casper the sheepdog is my new canine hero. He killed 8 Coyotes defending his heard. He was beat up pretty bad in the fight. Fifteen thousand dollar vet bill covered by donations.
A Portuguese pooch that was almost killed at birth has become the world's oldest dog - Two weeks after Guinness World Records announced a 23-year-old Chihuahua as the world's oldest living dog, a much more senior canine came out of the woodwork to claim the title.
Bobi is 30 years and 266 days old as of Feb. 1, according to Guinness. He is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a livestock guardian dog with an average life expectancy of 12 to 14 years.
Now he's the world record holder for oldest living dog. But originally, Bobi wasn't supposed to live long at all.
Bobi was born, along with three other male puppies, in the rural village of Conqueiros in Portugal. At the time, the family who owned them already had a number of animals and decided they could not take care of any more.
One of the family's sons is Bobi's current owner, Leonel Costa, 38. He told Guinness World Records that it was common for people to bury newborn puppies they could not keep. So, once Bobi and his brothers were born, Costa's father took them away to be buried.
But days after, Costa noticed something strange. Bobi's mother, Gira, continued to return to the shed where her puppies were born, despite it being empty. One day, Costa and his brothers decided to follow Gira and soon discovered that Bobi was alive, still in the shed.
I can't even open that, youth.....do not want to see that!!
Re: The DOGS Thread
Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 3:04 pm
by youthathletics
Starting at 11:05. #1 Dog in the USA right now.
Re: The DOGS Thread
Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 3:23 pm
by DMac
Very nice looking Dobie, am very surprised to hear they're number one, I rarely see one.
Would have guessed Labs.
"current, right now, number one breed in the US."
They've taken quite a jump.
Gotta click on the year to see the top five. https://www.akc.org/most-popular-breeds/