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Small dogs usually live longer than giant dogs because growth and aging do not move at the same pace in every body size.

Breed	Size	Average	Range	Notes
Affenpinscher	Small	14.5 yrs	12-17 years	Needs more structure.
Afghan Hound	Large	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Afghan Shepherd	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Aidi	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Airedale Terrier	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Akbash	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Akita	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Akita Inu	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Alano Espanol	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Alaskan Klee Kai	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Alaskan Malamute	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Alpine Dachsbracke	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Alpine Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
American Akita	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
American Bulldog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Lower drive, but still active.
American Cocker Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
American English Coonhound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
American Eskimo Dog	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
American Foxhound	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Needs more structure.
American Hairless Terrier	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
American Pit Bull Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
American Staffordshire Terrier	Medium	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
American Water Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Anatolian Shepherd Dog	Giant	12 yrs	11-13 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Andalusian Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Anglo-Francais de Petite Venerie	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Appenzeller Sennenhund	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Ariege Pointer	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Ariegeois	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Armant	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Armenian Gampr Dog	Giant	9.5 yrs	8-11 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Artois Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Australian Cattle Dog	Medium	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Australian Kelpie	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Australian Shepherd	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Australian Silky Terrier	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Australian Terrier	Small	13 yrs	11-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Austrian Black and Tan Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Austrian Pinscher	Small	14.5 yrs	12-17 years	Needs more structure.
Azawakh	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Bakharwal Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Barbet	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Basenji	Medium	13.5 yrs	13-14 years	Needs more structure.
Basque Ratter	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Basque Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Basset Artesien Normand	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Basset Bleu de Gascogne	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Basset Fauve de Bretagne	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Basset Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Bavarian Mountain Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Beagle	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Beagle-Harrier	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Bearded Collie	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Beauceron	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Bedlington Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Belgian Malinois	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Belgian Sheepdog	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Belgian Shepherd Dog (groenendael)	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Belgian Shepherd Dog (laekenois)	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Belgian Shepherd Dog (malinois)	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Belgian Tervuren	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Bergamasco Shepherd	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Berger Blanc Suisse	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Berger Picard	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Berner Laufhund	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Bernese Mountain Dog	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Bichon Frise	Small	14.5 yrs	14-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Billy	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Black and Tan Coonhound	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Black and Tan Virginia Foxhound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Black Norwegian Elkhound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Black Russian Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Blackmouth Cur	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Bloodhound	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Blue Lacy	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Bluetick Coonhound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Boerboel	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Bohemian Shepherd	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Bolognese	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Border Collie	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Border Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Borzoi	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Bosnian Coarse-Haired Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Boston Terrier	Small	12 yrs	11-13 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Bouvier des Ardennes	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Bouvier des Flandres	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Boxer	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Needs more structure.
Boykin Spaniel	Medium	12.5 yrs	10-15 years	Needs more structure.
Bracco Italiano	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Braque D'auvergne	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Braque du Bourbonnais	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Braque du Puy	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Braque Francais	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Braque Saint-Germain	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Brazilian Dogo	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Brazilian Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Briard	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Needs more structure.
Briquet Griffon Vendeen	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Brittany	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Broholmer	Giant	9.5 yrs	8-11 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Bruno Jura Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Brussels Griffon	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Bucovina Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Bull Terrier	Medium	12.5 yrs	12-13 years	Needs more structure.
Bull Terrier (miniature)	Small	15.5 yrs	13-18 years	Needs more structure.
Bulldog	Medium	9 yrs	8-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Bullenbeisser	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Bullmastiff	Giant	8 yrs	7-9 years	Earlier senior window.
Bully Kutta	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Burgos Pointer	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Cairn Terrier	Small	14 yrs	13-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Canaan Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Canadian Eskimo Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Cane Corso	Giant	10.5 yrs	9-12 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Cantabrian Water Dog	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Cao da Serra de Aires	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Cao de Castro Laboreiro	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Cao Fila de Sao Miguel	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Carolina Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Carpathian Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Catahoula Cur	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Catalan Sheepdog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Caucasian Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Central Asian Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Cesky Fousek	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Cesky Terrier	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Chien Francais Blanc et Noir	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chien Francais Blanc et Orange	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chien Francais Tricolore	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chien-Gris	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chihuahua	Small	15.5 yrs	14-17 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chilean Fox Terrier	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Chinese Chongqing Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chinese Crested	Small	15.5 yrs	13-18 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chinese Crested Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chinese Imperial Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chinese Shar-Pei	Medium	10 yrs	8-12 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Chinook	Large	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chippiparai	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Chow Chow	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Cierny Sery	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Cirneco Dell'etna	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Clumber Spaniel	Medium	11 yrs	10-12 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Cocker Spaniel	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Collie	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Collie (Rough)	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Collie (Smooth)	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Combai	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Coton de Tulear	Small	15 yrs	14-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Cretan Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Croatian Sheepdog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Curly-Coated Retriever	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Needs more structure.
Cursinu	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Czechoslovak Wolfdog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Dachshund	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Dalmatian	Large	12 yrs	11-13 years	Needs more structure.
Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Danish Swedish Farmdog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Decker Rat Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Deutsche Bracke	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Doberman	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Doberman Pinscher	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Dogo Argentino	Large	12 yrs	9-15 years	Needs more structure.
Dogo Cubano	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Dogue de Bordeaux	Giant	6.5 yrs	5-8 years	Earlier senior window.
Drentse Patrijshond	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Drever	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Dunker	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Dutch Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Dutch Smoushond	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
East Siberian Laika	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
East-European Shepherd	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Elo	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
English Cocker Spaniel	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
English Foxhound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
English Mastiff	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
English Setter	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Needs more structure.
English Shepherd	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
English Springer Spaniel	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
English Toy Spaniel	Small	11 yrs	10-12 years	Lower drive, but still active.
English Toy Terrier (black & Tan)	Small	15.5 yrs	13-18 years	Needs more structure.
English Water Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
English White Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Entlebucher Mountain Dog	Giant	9.5 yrs	8-11 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Epagneul Bleu de Picardie	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Estonian Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Estrela Mountain Dog	Giant	9.5 yrs	8-11 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Eurasier	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Field Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Fila Brasileiro	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Finnish Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Finnish Lapphund	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Finnish Spitz	Medium	14 yrs	13-15 years	Needs more structure.
Flat-Coated Retriever	Large	9 yrs	8-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Formosan Mountain Dog	Giant	9.5 yrs	8-11 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Fox Terrier (smooth)	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Fox Terrier, Wire	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
French Brittany	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
French Bulldog	Small	11 yrs	10-12 years	Lower drive, but still active.
French Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Gaddi Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Galgo Espanol	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Galician Cattle Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Garafia Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Gascon Saintongeois	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Georgian Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
German Longhaired Pointer	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
German Pinscher	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
German Rough-Haired Pointer	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
German Shepherd	Large	11 yrs	9-13 years	Needs more structure.
German Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
German Shorthaired Pointer	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Needs more structure.
German Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
German Spitz	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
German Wirehaired Pointer	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Giant Schnauzer	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Needs more structure.
Glen of Imaal Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Golden Retriever	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Needs more structure.
Gordon Setter	Large	12.5 yrs	12-13 years	Needs more structure.
Gran Mastin de Borinquen	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Grand Anglo-Francais Blanc et Noir	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Grand Anglo-Francais Blanc et Orange	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Grand Bleu de Gascogne	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Grand Griffon Vendeen	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Great Dane	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Great Pyrenees	Giant	11 yrs	10-12 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	Giant	9.5 yrs	8-11 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Greek Harehound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Greenland Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Greyhound	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Griffon Bleu de Gascogne	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Griffon Bruxellois	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Griffon Fauve de Bretagne	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Griffon Nivernais	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Guatemalan Dogo	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Hamiltonstovare	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Hanover Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Hare Indian Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Harrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Havanese	Small	15 yrs	14-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Hawaiian Poi Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Himalayan Sheepdog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Hokkaido	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Hortaya Borzaya	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Hovawart	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Huntaway	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Hygenhund	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Ibizan Hound	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Icelandic Sheepdog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Indian Pariah Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Indian Spitz	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Irish Red and White Setter	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Irish Setter	Large	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Irish Terrier	Medium	14 yrs	13-15 years	Needs more structure.
Irish Water Spaniel	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Needs more structure.
Irish Wolfhound	Giant	7 yrs	6-8 years	Earlier senior window.
Istrian Coarse-Haired Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Istrian Shorthaired Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Italian Greyhound	Small	15 yrs	14-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Jack Russell Terrier	Small	14.5 yrs	13-16 years	Needs more structure.
Jagdterrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Jamthund	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Japanese Chin	Small	11 yrs	10-12 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Japanese Spitz	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Japanese Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Kai Ken	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kaikadi	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kangal Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kanni	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Karakachan Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Karelian Bear Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Karst Shepherd	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Keeshond	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kerry Beagle	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kerry Blue Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
King Charles Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
King Shepherd	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Kintamani	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kishu	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Komondor	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kooikerhondje	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Koolie	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Korean Jindo Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kromfohrlander	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kumaon Mastiff	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Kunming Wolfdog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kuri	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kuvasz	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Kyi-Leo	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Labrador Husky	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Labrador Retriever	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Needs more structure.
Lagotto Romagnolo	Medium	16 yrs	15-17 years	Needs more structure.
Lakeland Terrier	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Lancashire Heeler	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Landseer	Giant	9.5 yrs	8-11 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Lapponian Herder	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Leonberger	Giant	8 yrs	7-9 years	Earlier senior window.
Lhasa Apso	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Lithuanian Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Longhaired Whippet	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Lowchen	Small	14 yrs	13-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Magyar Agar	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Mahratta Greyhound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Majorca Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Maltese	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Manchester Terrier	Small	15 yrs	14-16 years	Needs more structure.
Maremma Sheepdog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Mastiff	Giant	8 yrs	6-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Mcnab	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Mexican Hairless Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Miniature American Shepherd	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Miniature Australian Shepherd	Small	15.5 yrs	13-18 years	Needs more structure.
Miniature Bull Terrier	Small	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Miniature Fox Terrier	Small	15.5 yrs	13-18 years	Needs more structure.
Miniature Pinscher	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Miniature Schnauzer	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Miniature Shar Pei	Small	15 yrs	13-17 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Mioritic	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Molossus	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Montenegrin Mountain Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Moscow Watchdog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Moscow Water Dog	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Mountain Cur	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Mucuchies	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Mudhol Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Mudi	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Munsterlander, Large	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Munsterlander, Small	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Neapolitan Mastiff	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
New Zealand Heading Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Newfoundland	Giant	9 yrs	8-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Norfolk Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Norfolk Terrier	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Norrbottenspets	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
North Country Beagle	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Northern Inuit Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Norwegian Buhund	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Norwegian Elkhound	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Norwegian Lundehund	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Norwich Terrier	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Old Croatian Sighthound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Old Danish Pointer	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Old English Sheepdog	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Old English Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Old German Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Old Time Farm Shepherd	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Olde English Bulldogge	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Otterhound	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Pachon Navarro	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Paisley Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Pandikona	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Papillon	Small	15 yrs	14-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Parson Russell Terrier	Small	14 yrs	13-15 years	Needs more structure.
Patterdale Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Pekingese	Small	13 yrs	12-14 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Perro de Presa Canario	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Perro de Presa Mallorquin	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Peruvian Hairless Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen	Medium	15 yrs	14-16 years	Needs more structure.
Petit Bleu de Gascogne	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Phalene	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Pharaoh Hound	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Phu Quoc Ridgeback Dog	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Picardy Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Plott Hound	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Podenco Canario	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Pointer	Large	14.5 yrs	12-17 years	Needs more structure.
Poitevin	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Polish Greyhound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Polish Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Polish Hunting Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Polish Tatra Sheepdog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Pomeranian	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Pont-Audemer Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Poodle	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Poodle (Miniature)	Small	14.5 yrs	13-16 years	Needs more structure.
Poodle (Standard)	Large	14 yrs	10-18 years	Needs more structure.
Poodle (Toy)	Small	16 yrs	14-18 years	Needs more structure.
Porcelaine	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Portuguese Podengo	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Portuguese Podengo Pequeno	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Portuguese Pointer	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Portuguese Water Dog	Medium	12 yrs	11-13 years	Needs more structure.
Posavac Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Prazsky Krysarik	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Pudelpointer	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Pug	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Puli	Medium	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Pumi	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Pungsan Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Pyrenean Mastiff	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Pyrenean Shepherd	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Rafeiro Do Alentejo	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Rajapalayam	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Rampur Greyhound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Rastreador Brasileiro	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Rat Terrier	Small	15 yrs	12-18 years	Needs more structure.
Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Ratonero Valenciano	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Redbone Coonhound	Large	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Rhodesian Ridgeback	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Rottweiler	Large	9.5 yrs	9-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Russell Terrier	Small	14.5 yrs	13-16 years	Needs more structure.
Russian Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Russian Toy	Small	15 yrs	13-17 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Russian Tracker	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Russo-European Laika	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Saarlooswolfhond	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Sabueso Espanol	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Saint Bernard	Giant	9 yrs	8-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Saint-Usuge Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Sakhalin Husky	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Saluki	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Samoyed	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Santal Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Sapsali	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Sarplaninac	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Schapendoes	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Schillerstovare	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Schipperke	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Schweizer Laufhund	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Scotch Collie	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Scottish Deerhound	Giant	9.5 yrs	8-11 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Scottish Terrier	Small	12 yrs	11-13 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Sealyham Terrier	Small	13 yrs	12-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Segugio Italiano	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Seppala Siberian Sleddog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Serbian Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Serbian Tricolour Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Seskar Seal Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Shar Pei	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Shetland Sheepdog	Small	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Shiba Inu	Small	14.5 yrs	13-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Shih Tzu	Small	14 yrs	10-18 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Shikoku	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Shiloh Shepherd Dog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Siberian Husky	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Silken Windhound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Silky Terrier	Small	14 yrs	13-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Sinhala Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Skye Terrier	Small	13 yrs	12-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Sloughi	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Slovak Cuvac	Giant	9.5 yrs	8-11 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Slovakian Rough-Haired Pointer	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Slovensky Kopov	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Smalandsstovare	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Small Greek Domestic Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
South Russian Ovcharka	Giant	9.5 yrs	8-11 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Southern Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Spanish Mastiff	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Spanish Water Dog	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Spinone Italiano	Large	11 yrs	10-12 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Sporting Lucas Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
St. Bernard	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
St. John's Water Dog	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Stabyhoun	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Medium	13 yrs	12-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Standard Schnauzer	Medium	14.5 yrs	13-16 years	Needs more structure.
Stephens Cur	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Styrian Coarse-Haired Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Sussex Spaniel	Medium	12 yrs	11-13 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Swedish Lapphund	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Swedish Vallhund	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Tahltan Bear Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Taigan	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Talbot	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Tamaskan Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Teddy Roosevelt Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Telomian	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Tennessee Treeing Brindle	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Tenterfield Terrier	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
Terceira Mastiff	Giant	8.5 yrs	7-10 years	Earlier senior window.
Thai Bangkaew Dog	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Thai Ridgeback	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Tibetan Mastiff	Giant	11 yrs	10-12 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Tibetan Spaniel	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Tibetan Terrier	Medium	15.5 yrs	15-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Tornjak	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Tosa	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Toy Bulldog	Small	15 yrs	13-17 years	Lower drive, but still active.
Toy Fox Terrier	Small	14 yrs	13-15 years	Needs more structure.
Toy Manchester Terrier	Small	15.5 yrs	13-18 years	Needs more structure.
Toy Trawler Spaniel	Small	15.5 yrs	13-18 years	Needs more structure.
Transylvanian Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Treeing Cur	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Treeing Walker Coonhound	Large	12.5 yrs	12-13 years	Needs more structure.
Trigg Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Tweed Water Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Tyrolean Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Uruguayan Cimarron	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Vanjari Hound	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Villano de Las Encartaciones	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Vizsla	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Vizsla Wirehaired	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Volpino Italiano	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Weimaraner	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Welsh Sheepdog	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Welsh Springer Spaniel	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Needs more structure.
Welsh Terrier	Small	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Needs more structure.
West Highland White Terrier	Small	14 yrs	13-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
West Siberian Laika	Large	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Needs more structure.
Westphalian Dachsbracke	Small	14 yrs	12-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Wetterhoun	Medium	12.5 yrs	11-14 years	Balanced everyday companion.
Whippet	Medium	13.5 yrs	12-15 years	Balanced everyday companion.
White Shepherd	Large	12 yrs	10-14 years	Needs more structure.
Wire Fox Terrier	Small	13.5 yrs	13-14 years	Needs more structure.
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	Large	13 yrs	12-14 years	Needs more structure.
Wirehaired Vizsla	Large	11.5 yrs	10-13 years	Needs more structure.
Yorkshire Terrier	Small	14.5 yrs	13-16 years	Balanced everyday companion.

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Toy

14-16 years

Chihuahua, Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese

Small

12-15 years

Beagle, Dachshund, Jack Russell Terrier

Medium

11-13 years

Border Collie, Corgi, Australian Shepherd

Large

10-12 years

Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, German Shepherd

Giant

7.5-9.5 years

Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound, Saint Bernard

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Can I use this instead of the lifespan calculator?

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Why does size matter so much?

Large and giant breeds usually age faster after growth is complete, so their care timeline changes earlier.