what is the life span of dog?

Answer 1

Each breed has their own expected lifespan. Many say, the small dogs have longer lifespan, but my large breed lives 18-20 years..

For dogs, in general, about 14-15 years is avergae.

Answer 2

A huge dog, like a great dane or english mastiff, will probably only live 8 to 10 years. A large dog, like a german shepherd or labrador, will probably live 12 to 14 years. Small dogs have been known to live well into their late teens. There are exceptions to every rule. My little dog lived to be 17, my big dog lived to be 14 and my mastiff died at only 9 years. That was very sad.

Answer 3

Generally for large dogs 8-10, small dogs 10-12. But they can live way beyond this.

Answer 4

It all depends on the breed of dog . Small dogs tend to live a little longer.

Answer 5

Large breeds only live 8-14 years where small breeds can live from 16-19 years. It's never long enough.......

"Each dog I have owned has left its paw print on my heart."

Answer 6

It really depends on the breed of dog. Some may only live for 12yrs while others can live for 15yrs. For more information on this you can look here http://animal.discovery.com/breedselector/dogselectorindex.do?clik=animal_leftnav

Answer 7

we had a dog for 17 years he was a german police dog i miss him too much too talk about but he did live till he was 17 he got arthuritus in his back legs very bad we had to get him put too sleep i miss him terribly!

Answer 8

different for every breed, oddly enough large breeds have shorter lifespans than small ones.

Answer 9

depneds on the size, diet, etc........