Bobi — the world’s oldest dog — is dead, at the age of 31

A purebred Portuguese mastiff named Bobi, recognized as the oldest dog in the world earlier this year, has died at the age of 31 in Portugal. The World’s host Marco Werman shares this appreciation of a dog’s life.

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