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A Scandal Is Tearing the World of Record-Breaking Dogs Apart
After doubts were raised about a 31-year-old dog, Guinness World Records has paused its records for the world’s oldest dogs, leaving one super-old dog in limbo.
On October 23—the same day that Guinness announced Bobi’s death—Spike’s owner, Rita Kimball, wrote to the company to ask what she needed to do to find out whether Spike had regained the title of the world’s oldest dog. Guinness World Records’ head of publishing and brand communication, Amber-Georgina Maskell, says that the company decided to review its age-verification process after receiving “some correspondence from vets” in the wake of the news of Bobi’s death. “I grew up reading that book, and it’s kind of a little heartbreaking,” if Guinness’ records can’t be trusted, says Alex Wolf, whose dog Gino was crowned the world’s oldest in December 2022 before swiftly being usurped by Spike a few weeks later.
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