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Canine Health: Dog Lifespans, Which Breeds Live Longest - And Why
The Life Expectancy Of The Dog
Some dog breeds live longer than others. This knol looks at the average life expectancy of popular breeds - and the reasons why some strains of canine die young.
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| Shortest Lifespans; Bulldog & Irish Wolfhound. Images: wikimedia.org |
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| Longest: Miniature Poodle Image: wikimedia.org/flickr |
Most canines, however, live considerably shorter lives than this. Scientists are constantly learning more about the factors that dictate the average lifespan of different breeds.
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| Bedlington Terrier. Image: wikimedia.org |
The sharper and more wolf-like it is the more likely it is to live a relatively long life. The flatter the face, the shorter the lifespan, on average.[3]
Which Breeds Live Longest
The most authoritative study of canine lifespans in the UK was published in 1999 by the Veterinary Record, the magazine of the British Veterinary Association. [2] The study revealed some surprising facts. For instance, mongrels tend to live longer than most pedigree dogs, only 8 per cent of dogs live beyond the age of 15 and 64 per cent die or are put to sleep because of illness. Cancer is responsible for 16 per cent of deaths, twice as much as heart disease. While some terrier breeds can live for an average of 13 or 14 years, breeds like the Irish wolfhound can live for less than half this time, often as little as six years. The study also compiled a list of the average lifespan of the most popular breeds:
| BREED | AVERAGE LIFESPAN |
| Afghan Hound | 12.0 years |
| Airedale Terrier | 11.2 |
| Basset Hound | 12.8 |
| Beagle | 13.3 |
| Bearded Collie | 12.3 |
| Bedlington Terrier | 14.3 |
| Bernese Mountain Dog | 7.0 |
| Border Collie | 13.0 |
| Border Terrier | 13.8 |
| Boxer | 10.4 |
| Bull Terrier | 12.9 |
| Bulldog | 6.7 |
| Bullmastiff | 8.6 |
| Cairn Terrier | 13.2 |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 10.7 |
| Chihuahua | 13.0 |
| Chow Chow | 13.5 |
| Cocker Spaniel | 12.5 |
| Collie | 13.0 |
| Corgi | 11.3 |
| Dachshund | 12.2 |
| Dalmatian | 13.0 |
| Doberman Pinscher | 9.8 |
| English Cocker Spaniel | 11.8 |
| English Setter | 11.2 |
| English Springer Spaniel | 13.0 |
| English Toy Spaniel | 10.1 |
| Flat-Coated Retriever | 9.5 |
| German Shepherd | 10.3 |
| German Shorthaired Pointer | 12.3 |
| Gordon Setter | 11.3 |
| Great Dane | 8.4 |
| Greyhound | 13.2 |
| Irish Red and White Setter | 12.9 |
| Irish Setter | 11.8 |
| Irish Wolfhound | 6.2 |
| Jack Russell Terrier | 13.6 |
| Labrador Retriever | 12.6 |
| Lurcher | 12.6 |
| Miniature Dachshund | 14.4 |
| Miniature Poodle | 14.8 |
| Norfolk Terrier | 10.0 |
| Old English Sheepdog | 11.8 |
| Pekingese | 13.3 |
| Multiple-Breed/ Mongrel | 13.2 |
| Rhodesian Ridgeback | 9.1 |
| Rottweiler | 9.8 |
| Rough Collie | 12.2 |
| Samoyed | 11.0 |
| Scottish Deerhound | 9.5 |
| Scottish Terrier | 12.0 |
| Shetland Sheepdog | 13.3 |
| Shih Tzu | 13.4 |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 10.0 |
| Standard Poodle | 12.0 |
| Toy Poodle | 14.4 |
| Viszla | 12.5 |
| Weimaraner | 10.0 |
| Welsh Springer Spaniel | 11.5 |
| West Highland Terrier | 12.8 |
| Whippet | 14.3 |
| Wire Fox Terrier | 13.0 |
| Yorkshire Terrier | 12.8 |
Why Some Breeds Outlive Others |
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Congenital heart defects
Basset Hound, Beagle, Bichon Frise, Boxer, Bull Terrier, Chihuahua, Chow Chow, Cocker Spaniel, Collies, Doberman, English Bulldog, English Springer Spaniel , German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Great Dane, Labrador Retriever, Maltese, Pomeranian, Poodles, Rottweiler, Samoyed, Schnauzers, Weimaraner, Welsh Corgis, West Highland White Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier.
Cherry Eye (Protruding third eyelid)
Beagle, Bloodhound, Boxer, Bulldog, Cocker Spaniel, Lhasa Apso, Shar Pei
Skin and Stomach Allergies
Akita, Boxer, Bull Terrier, Dalmatian, English Setter, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Shar Pei, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, West Highland Terrier
Obesity
Basset Hound, Beagle, Cairn Terrier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Dachshund, Labrador Retriever, Rough Collie and Shetland Sheepdog.
Cleft Palate
Beagle, Boston Terrier, Bulldog, Cocker Spaniel, Miniature Schnauzer, Pekingese
Bloat
Doberman, Gordon Setter, Great Dane, Irish Setter, Irish Wolfhound, Standard Poodle, Weimaraner
Bone Cancer
Bernese Mountain Dog, Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound, Newfoundland, Pyrenean Mountain Dog, Rottweiler
Skin Diseases
Chow Chow, Miniature Poodle, Pomeranian, Samoyed, Toy Poodle
Acne
Boxer, Bulldog, Bull Mastiff, Doberman, German Short-Haired Pointer, Great Dane
Baldness
Boston Terrier, Chihuahua, Dachshund, Italian Greyhound, Whippet
Alopecia
Bernese Mountain Dog, Dachshund, Doberman, Chihuahua, Chow Chow, Irish Setter, Italian Greyhound, Miniature Pinscher, Standard Poodle, Weimaraner, Whippet, Yorkshire Terrier
Hip Dysplasia and Elbow Dysplasia
Bernese Mountain Dog, Chow Chow, English Springer Spaniel, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Newfoundland, Rottweiler, Shar Pei.
Useful Books On Canine Health
Further Reading:
Play It Again, Tom
Curious Truths About Cats and Dogs (UK) Play It Again, Tom
Curious Truths About Cast and Dogs (US) |
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