Mary Allen
You can use the table below to read the life expectancy of dogs. You will find the appropriate age for each breed of dog.
The first number indicates the minimum age that dogs of this dog breed reach on average. The second number indicates the maximum average age in years.
Table of life expectancy dogs
- Affenpinscher: 12 to 14 years
- Afghan Hound: 12 to 14 years old
- Airedale Terriers: 10 to 12 years old
- Alaskan Malamute: 10 to 12 years
- American Cocker Spaniel: 12 to 15 years old
- Australian Cattle Dog: 13 to 15 years old
- Australian Kelpie: 12 to 14 years
- Australian Shepherd: 13 to 15 years old
- Australian Silky Terriers: 12 to 15 years old
- Australian Terriers: 12 to 15 years
- Australian Cattle Dog: 13 to 15 years
- Borzoi: 7 to 10 years
- Basenji: 12 to 16 years
- Basset fauve de Bretagne: 11 to 14 years old
- Basset Hound: 10 to 12 years old
- Beagles: 12 to 15 years
- Bearded Collie: 14 to 15 years
- Bedlington Terriers: 12 to 14 years
- Belgian Shepherd Dog (Belgian Tervuren): 12 to 14 years
- Bernese Mountain Dog: 6 to 8 years
- St. Bernard: 8 to 10 years
- Bichon à poil frisé: 12 to 15 years
- Bloodhound: 10 to 12 years
- Dogue de Bordeaux: 5 to 8 years
- Border Collie: 10 to 17 years
- Border Terriers: 12 to 15 years
- Boston Terriers: 13 to 15 years old
- Bouvier Des Flandres: 10 to 12 years
- Briard (Berger de Brie): 10 to 12 years
- Bull Terriers: 10 to 14 years
- Bullmastiff: 8 to 10 years
- Cairn Terriers: 12 to 15 years
- Cao de agua Português: 12 to 15 years
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: 9 to 14 years
- Chesapeake Bay Retrievers: 10 to 12 years old
- Chihuahua: 12 to 20 years
- Chinese Crested: 13 to 15 years old
- Chow Chow: 9 to 15 years old
- Clumber Spaniel: 10 to 12 years
- Collie: 14 to 16 years
- Curly Coated Retrievers: 9 to 14 years old
- Dalmatian: 10 to 13 years
- Dandie Dinmont Terrier: 12 to 15 years
- German Wirehaired Pointer: 12 to 14 years
- German Shorthaired Pointer: 12 to 14 years
- Great Dane: 8 to 10 years
- German Boxer: 10 to 12 years
- German shepherd: 9 to 13 years
- Doberman: 10 to 13 years
- English Setter: 10 to 12 years
- English Springer Spaniel: 12 to 14 years
- English Cocker Spaniel: 12 to 15 years
- English Toy Terrier: 13 to 15 years old
- Field Spaniels: 10 to 12 years old
- Finnish Spitz: 12 to 14 years
- Flat Coated Retrievers: 8 to 14 years
- Foxhound: 10 to 13 years
- French Bulldog: 10 to 14 years old
- Golden retrievers: 10 to 12 years
- Gordon Setter: 10 to 12 years
- Griffon Bruxellois: 10 to 15 years
- Havanese: 13 to 15 years
- Hovawart: 12 to 14 years
- Irish Setters: 12 to 15 years
- Irish Terriers: 13 to 15 years old
- Irish Water Spaniel: 10 to 12 years old
- Irish Wolfhound: 6 to 10 years
- Italian Greyhound: 12 to 15 years
- Jack Russell Terriers: 13 to 16 years old
- Japanese Chin: 12 to 14 years
- Japanese Spitz: 10 to 16 years
- Japanese Akita: 10 to 12 years
- Keeshond: 13 to 15 years
- King Charles Spaniel: 9 to 14 years
- Small Munsterlander: 12 to 13 years
- Labrador retrievers: 10 to 12 years
- Lakeland Terriers: 12 to 16 years old
- Leonberger: 8 to 9 years
- Lhasa Apso: 12 to 14 years old
- Lowchen: 12 to 14 years
- Malinois: 10 to 14 years
- Maltese: 12 to 15 years
- Maremma Abruzzo Shepherd: 10 to 13 years old
- Mastiffs: 6 to 12 years
- Miniature Bull Terriers: 11 to 14 years old
- Pug: 12 to 15 years
- Newfoundland: 8 to 10 years
- Norfolk Terriers: 12 to 15 years
- Norwich Terriers: 12 to 14 years
- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers: 10 to 14 years old
- Old English Sheepdog: 10 to 12 years
- Papillon: 13 to 15 years
- Parson Russell Terriers: 13 to 15 years old
- Pekingese: 12 to 15 years
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen: 12 to 14 years
- Pharaoh Hound: 11 to 14 years
- Pointers: 12 to 17 years
- Poodle: 12 to 15 years
- Puli: 12 to 16 years
- Pyrenean mountain dog: 10 to 12 years
- Rhodesian Ridgeback: 10 to 12 years old
- Rottweilers: 8 to 10 years
- Saluki: 12 to 14 years
- Samoyed: 12 to 14 years
- Schipperke: 13 to 15 years
- Schnauzer: 10 to 16 years
- Scottish Hound: 8 to 12 years
- Black Terrier: 10 to 12 years
- Scottish Terriers: 12 to 15 years
- Sealyham Terriers: 12 to 14 years old
- Shar Pei: 9 to 11 years old
- Shetland Sheepdog: 12 to 13 years old
- Shih Tzu: 10 to 16 years
- Siberian Husky: 12 to 15 years old
- Skye Terriers: 12 to 15 years
- Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers: 12 to 15 years
- Staffordshire Bull Terriers: 12 to 14 years old
- Sussex Spaniel: 12 to 15 years
- Dachshunds: 12 to 16 years
- Tibetan Spaniel: 12 to 15 years
- Tibetan Terrier: 12 to 15 years
- Hungarian Vizsla: 12 to 15 years old
- Weimaraner: 11 to 14 years
- White Swiss Shepherd: 12 to 13 years old
- Welsh Springer Spaniel: 12 to 15 years
- West Highland White Terriers: 12 to 16 years
- Visigoth: 12 to 15 years
- Whippet: 12 to 15 years
- Greyhound: 10 to 15 years
- Yorkshire Terriers: 13 to 16 years old
- Miniature Pinscher: 14 to 15 years
- Miniature Schnauzer: 12 to 14 years
- Pomeranian: 12 to 16 years
Correctly assessing the life expectancy of dogs
In the table above you can read the life expectancy of your dog. This figure usually fluctuates by one to two years.
In addition, other age information can be read from numbers.
- The average minimum age for all 133 pedigree dogs is 12 years. Whereas the upper average age is 14 years.
- Dogs are at least 5 years old. This applies to Dogue de Bordeaux, which only lives a maximum of 8 years.
- The maximum minimum age for life expectancy is 14 years for breeds such as Bearded Collie and Miniature Pinscher.
And the Border Collie, Chihuahua, Japanese Spitz, Pointer, and Terrier all have the highest life expectancy. Even with the maximum values of the average life expectancy, these dog breeds are still at the top.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which dogs get very old?
Small dog breeds that live particularly long on average are, for example, the Chinese crested dog, dachshund, and Pomeranian – they live up to 18 years. Large breeds such as the Irish Wolfhound, Leonberger, or Dogue de Bordeaux have an average life expectancy of up to 8 years.
How long does a mixed-breed dog live?
Small dogs include all dog breeds and all mixed breeds up to 15 kilograms. They then have an average life expectancy of 10 to 15 years. It’s not that uncommon for small dogs to even live to be 18 or 19 years old. 20 years and more are already very rare.
When is a dog old?
A dog is considered old when it has reached 75% of its life expectancy. Rule of thumb: Smaller dogs have a longer life expectancy, so larger dog’s age earlier than smaller dog breeds.
When do you know a dog is dying?
The following physical signs are a clear indication that the dog will not live long: Muscles become weak: Muscle spasms occur and reflexes weaken. The dog walks unsteadily. Organs stop functioning: Organs such as the liver or kidneys gradually stop working.
Why do big dogs die earlier?
Because tall individuals have to divide their cells more frequently as they grow, telomeres are likely to shorten more quickly. This could also explain the shortened lifespan.
How is senility noticeable in dogs?
Loss of appetite with accompanying weight loss. Joint and bone problems due to bone loss or arthrosis: This often means that a dog no longer likes to move or that it has pain when getting up and down. Decrease or loss of hearing, vision, and smell.
Why are old dogs restless at night?
Older dogs have special nutritional needs because your dog’s digestive system becomes sluggish with age and the food stays in the dog’s stomach for a very long time. This “feeling of fullness” can make your senior dog restless at night.
What can I do to make my dog live longer?
Small dogs live longer than large ones – this has been scientifically proven. However, balanced food, plenty of exercise, and regular check-ups help to increase the average life expectancy of a four-legged friend.
