The dogs that live the longest, by the nose
All dogs go to heaven. But a bulldog could be there years before a Border terrier, according to a new study of almost 600,000 British dogs from more than 150 breeds.
Large breeds and breeds with Researchers found that flattened faces had a shorter average lifespan than smaller dogs and those with elongated snouts. Female dogs also lived slightly longer than male dogs. The results were published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports.
Breed Average lifespan (years) Lancashire Hooker 15.4 Tibetan Spaniel 15.2 Bolognese 14.9 Shiba Inu 14.6 Butterfly 14.5 Havanese 14.5 Lakeland Terrier 14.2 Cotton Tulear 14.2 Border Terrier 14.2 Schipperke 14.2 Great Munsterlander 14.1 Lhasa Apso 14 Swedish Vallhund 14 German Spitz Mittel 14 Norwich Terrier 14 Australian Cattle Dog 14 Poodle 14 Cairns Terrier 14 Italian Greyhound 14 Miniature Dachshund 14 Welsh Springer Spaniel 14 Lowchen 13.9 Bearded Collie 13.9 Belgian Tervuren 13.8 Parson Russell Terrier 13.8 Finnish Lapland Dog 13.8 Italian bracco 13.8 Welsh Terrier 13.8 Tibetan Terrier 13.8 Australian shepherd 13.7 Miniature Pinscher 13.7 Soft-haired wheaten terrier 13.7 Bedlington Terrier 13.7 Spanish Water Dog 13.7 Small Basset Griffon Vendeen 13.7 Wire Fox Terrier 13.5 English springer spaniel 13.5 Irish Terrier 13.5 Norfolk Terrier 13.5 Sussex Spaniel 13.5 Vizsla 13.5 Chinese crested 13.4 Whippet 13.4 Shetland Shepherd 13.4 West Highland White Terrier 13.4 German Shorthaired Pointer 13.4 Brussels Griffon 13.3 Miniature Schnauzer 13.3 American Cocker Spaniel 13.3 Collie 13.3 Jack Russell Terrier 13.3 Silky Terrier 13.3 Puli 13.3 Yorkshire Terrier 13.3 English Cocker Spaniel 13.3 Tibetan Mastiff 13.3 Sloughi 13.3 Pekingese 13.3 Dalmatian 13.2 Dachshund 13.2 Nova Scotia Retriever 13.2 Polish Lowland Shepherd 13.2 Pembroke Welsh Corgi 13.2 Golden retriever 13.2 Welsh Corgi Vest 13.1 English setter 13.1 Border collie 13.1 Field Spaniel 13.1 Sealyham Terrier 13.1 Labrador Retriever 13.1 Samoyed 13.1 Maltese 13.1 ...
All dogs go to heaven. But a bulldog could be there years before a Border terrier, according to a new study of almost 600,000 British dogs from more than 150 breeds.
Large breeds and breeds with Researchers found that flattened faces had a shorter average lifespan than smaller dogs and those with elongated snouts. Female dogs also lived slightly longer than male dogs. The results were published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports.
Breed Average lifespan (years) Lancashire Hooker 15.4 Tibetan Spaniel 15.2 Bolognese 14.9 Shiba Inu 14.6 Butterfly 14.5 Havanese 14.5 Lakeland Terrier 14.2 Cotton Tulear 14.2 Border Terrier 14.2 Schipperke 14.2 Great Munsterlander 14.1 Lhasa Apso 14 Swedish Vallhund 14 German Spitz Mittel 14 Norwich Terrier 14 Australian Cattle Dog 14 Poodle 14 Cairns Terrier 14 Italian Greyhound 14 Miniature Dachshund 14 Welsh Springer Spaniel 14 Lowchen 13.9 Bearded Collie 13.9 Belgian Tervuren 13.8 Parson Russell Terrier 13.8 Finnish Lapland Dog 13.8 Italian bracco 13.8 Welsh Terrier 13.8 Tibetan Terrier 13.8 Australian shepherd 13.7 Miniature Pinscher 13.7 Soft-haired wheaten terrier 13.7 Bedlington Terrier 13.7 Spanish Water Dog 13.7 Small Basset Griffon Vendeen 13.7 Wire Fox Terrier 13.5 English springer spaniel 13.5 Irish Terrier 13.5 Norfolk Terrier 13.5 Sussex Spaniel 13.5 Vizsla 13.5 Chinese crested 13.4 Whippet 13.4 Shetland Shepherd 13.4 West Highland White Terrier 13.4 German Shorthaired Pointer 13.4 Brussels Griffon 13.3 Miniature Schnauzer 13.3 American Cocker Spaniel 13.3 Collie 13.3 Jack Russell Terrier 13.3 Silky Terrier 13.3 Puli 13.3 Yorkshire Terrier 13.3 English Cocker Spaniel 13.3 Tibetan Mastiff 13.3 Sloughi 13.3 Pekingese 13.3 Dalmatian 13.2 Dachshund 13.2 Nova Scotia Retriever 13.2 Polish Lowland Shepherd 13.2 Pembroke Welsh Corgi 13.2 Golden retriever 13.2 Welsh Corgi Vest 13.1 English setter 13.1 Border collie 13.1 Field Spaniel 13.1 Sealyham Terrier 13.1 Labrador Retriever 13.1 Samoyed 13.1 Maltese 13.1 ...What's Your Reaction?
