Pet Lovers

[Kachina624]

My oldest dog,  a smaller standard Aussie, lived to be about 16 years old.  She died peacefully in her sleep here at home.  She was a character.

[Citrine1]

So many people don't know this and think the old "7 years for every 1 human year" applies.  

I had a 95 pound boxer/lab mix who lived until two months shy of her 16th birthday.  She, too, was a character.  She's the only dog we ever had that WASN'T a collie.  What a great personality she had -- and so much fun.

[SilleeMee]

My goldens come from a family line with longevity. They all have lived to be 14, 15 and one 16. These days most goldens don't live much past 9 or 10.

[Kachina624]

@SilleeMee.  So many Goldens seem to die of cancer.

I guess I'm lucky but of several dozen I've had, I never had a dog die of cancer.

[Citrine1]

@SilleeMee   Those are some impressive ages.  Unfortunatly, as you said, dogs seem to pass away younger these days.  My collies all passed at 11, except for 2 who were ill and passed even younger!

[Bonkers1]

If I am reading the chart correctly the heavier the dog the longer they live.  Unfortunately for humans the heavier we are the shorter  the life expectancy.

[Shanus]

Molly's almost ready to collect medicare! Lol

[Shanus]

@Bonkers1   I always thought larger dogs had a shorter life span. Oh well.

[SilleeMee]

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@Shanus wrote:

@Bonkers1   I always thought larger dogs had a shorter life span. Oh well.

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@Shanus 

That's right. Larger dogs don't live as long as smaller dogs. 

[We rescue cats]

Our cats seem to live to about 15 and we then lose them. All our Maine Coons died at 15, butmour fella George -a rescue lived to 26 we just lost him in January of this year.