What is the Average length of a dog's life?

Answer 1

This depends on what breed of Dog you have. As a general rule, the smaller your Dog is the longer it will live and vice versa. Mongrel and cross-breed dogs tend to have slightly longer lifespans than pure-bred dogs, although this is not always true. Here is a few common breeds and their average lifespans:

• Labrador Retriever - 10 to 12 years
• Cavalier King Charles - 9 to 14 years
• Golden Retriever - 10 to 13 years
• English Bulldog - 8 years
• American Cocker Spaniel - 12 to 15 years
• Miniature Dachshund - 15 years
• Standard Dachshund - 12 to 14 years
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - 12 to 14 years
• American Pit Bull Terrier - 12 years
• Chihuahua - 15 to 18 years
• St. Bernard - 8 to 10 years
• Great Dane - 7 to 10 years
• Dalmatian - 10 to 12 years
• Greyhound - 12 to 15 years
• Yorkshire Terrier - 13 to 16 years
• West Highland White Terrier - 13 to 15 years
• Boxer - 11 to 14 years
• English Bull Terrier - 11 to 13 years
• Siberian Husky - 12 to 15 years

Answer 2

Different breeds have very different life spans.

For instance many large breeds such as Great Dane and Irish Wolfhounds do not often live much more than 8 or 9 years. Whereas many small breeds can live easily to 12 or 14 years.

Mongrel dogs are often quite long lived, although this does not extend to the recent phase of Fashion Crosses such as Labradoodles and Cockerpoos, as these will often take on the genetic programming of the individual breeds that make them up.

Of course a lot of other factors can affect life span other than breed too, such as diet and general care.

Answer 3

Just like humans, it can depend on genetics, environment, and way of life. Larger dogs do tend to have shorter life spans than a smaller breeds though.

Answer 4

The highest average life span is about 15 or 14 years in age. And the lowest is about 6 or 7 years in age.