Dog Breeds - Life Span

Life Span

Normally smaller breeds have a longer lifespan than the larger ones. However the average lifespan of a dog can be said to be around 12 years.

The list below shows the average lifespan for some of the popular breeds.

Breed Name	Average Life Span(Yrs)
Afghan Hound	12
Airedale Terrier	11
Basset Hound	13
Beagle	13
Bearded Collie	12
Bedlington Terrier	14
Bernese Mountain Dog	7
Border Collie	13
Border Terrier	13
Boxer	10.5
Bull Terrier	13
Bulldog	7
Bullmastiff	9
Cairn Terrier	13
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	11
Chihuahua	13
Chow Chow	13.5
Cocker Spaniel	12.5
Corgi	11
Dachshund	12
Dalmatian	13
Doberman Pinscher	10
English Cocker Spaniel	12
English Setter	11
English Springer Spaniel	13
English Toy Spaniel	10
Flat-Coated Retriever	9.5
German Shepherd	10
German Shorthaired Pointer	12
Golden Retriever	12
Gordon Setter	11
Great Dane	8.5
Greyhound	13
Irish Red and White Setter	13
Irish Setter	12
Irish Wolfhound	6.5
Jack Russell Terrier	14
Labrador Retriever	13
Lurcher	13
Miniature Dachshund	14
Miniature Poodle	15
Norfolk Terrier	10
Old English Sheepdog	12
Pekingese	13
Random-bred / Mongrel	13
Rhodesian Ridgeback	9
Rottweiler	10
Rough Collie	12
Samoyed	11
Scottish Deerhound	9.5
Scottish Terrier	12
Shetland Sheepdog	13
Shih Tzu	13
Staffordshire Bull Terrier	10
Standard Poodle	12
Tibetan Terrier	14
Toy Poodle	14
Viszla	13
Weimaraner	10
Welsh Springer Spaniel	11.5
West Highland White Terrier	13
Whippet	14
Wire Fox Terrier	13
Yorkshire Terrier	13