2007-02-11 04:39:06 · 16 answers · asked by Ema 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It depends on the breed. The bigger the dog, the shorter the lifespan, generally. But they live anywhere between 10-20 years. Like I said, depends on the size and breed. And of course their care. The better care (vet care, preventitive care, food), the longer the life. I've met an 18 year old Great Dane, which is rare. And he can still walk on his own, he has arthritis, but his owner brings him to the vet whenever he needs it and also feeds him high quality dog food that doesn't include corn and chicken by-products, and the dog is neutered. All these things together can lengthen a dog's lifespan.
2007-02-11 04:43:42 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This had a lot to do with the breed and the dog's size. The smaller breeds like the chihuahua and toy poodle gave been known to live over 15-nearly 20 years. In human age this range is 105-140 years old. The bigger breeds like the St. Bernard, Great Dane, Boxers, etc tend to last only about 7-9 years on the average.
2007-02-11 04:45:20 · answer #2 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably from 10-15 years although I've known dogs to be older than that. It really depends on the breed. Some really big dogs have weak hearts that can only live for about 5 years.
2007-02-11 04:46:52 · answer #3 · answered by summer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different breeds age differently.The age could go any where from 10-18 year if a dog has lived 10 years it has lived a good life.
2007-02-11 04:48:01 · answer #4 · answered by J S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12-15 years
2007-02-11 04:42:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the breed, but generally 10-12 years, generally a seventh of human lives; thus the origin of dog year.
2007-02-11 04:44:29 · answer #6 · answered by m m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have actually shortened our pets lifespans by what we feed them. Dogs who are fed just dry dogfood live shorter than dogs on a diet closer to what they would have eaten in the wild.
I make a homemade feed for my dogs and have had several dogs live to be 17-20 years old.
2007-02-11 04:50:22 · answer #7 · answered by Abby_Normal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12-15 years, also depends on the owner keeping the dog healthy.
2007-02-11 04:42:37 · answer #8 · answered by I Bleed Black & Gold 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some dogs can live up to 20 and up years old but it does depend highly on the health of the dog and the bredd maybe sometimes
2007-02-11 04:45:25 · answer #9 · answered by Florida Gator #1 Fan 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
12 my dog is like 15 i had one dog in people years she was 115 years old
2007-02-11 04:47:08 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋