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Pastimes : Dog Chat
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From: Sun Tzu2/8/2020 10:50:05 PM
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I was researching what the healthiest dog breeds are. Surprisingly, nobody has researched this and there are no papers on it (here's a chance for some of you with time on your hands ;). So I started looking at the longest living dogs as a proxy. But it is not that simple. It is well documented that small dogs live longer (sometimes more that twice as long) as big dogs. But that does not make them healthiest (e.g. miniature schnauzers live long but are pretty sickly later in life).

The table below is the result of my search. Here's the criteria: (1) Above average minimum life expectancy. (2) Above average maximum life expectancy. (3) No miniature/toy breeds or very small breeds [I made 2 exceptions] (4) No mixed breeds [I made another 2 exceptions].

The reason for the exceptions is this. As I was researching the subject, it became clear that in general mixed breeds have longer life expectancy. This is true also for "pure-bred" dogs that were clearly made up of many breeds (e.g. the Pit Bull). The problem is that there is huge variation in the mixed breeds and it is hard to tell what you get. I made the exception for Golden Doodle and Labradoodle b/c they've been around longer than other mixes and b/c you can sort of tell what you will be getting.

I also made the exception on size for Papillon and Lowchen, because they are exceptionally healthy and have many personality traits of big dogs. So if there is a bigger dog that you like but is not as long living or healthy, then you may want to consider a cross of it with these two.

The weights and sizes are in metric b/c that is just what google spits out when you search from Canada. I'm sure you can convert, but here's the quick approximation:

20 cm = 8"
10 Kg = 22 lb

BreedAverage LifespanWeightHeight
MinMax
Afghan Hound121426–34 kg68–74 cm
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldogs121530–45 kg48–66 cm
Alaskan Klee Kai12167.3 – 10 kg38 – 43 cm
American Bulldog121430–58 kg50–71 cm
American Eskimo Dog1215 8.2 – 16 kg38 – 51 cm
American Staffordshire Terrier121428–40 kg43–46 cm
Australian Shepherd1215 25–32 kg51–58 cm
Bearded Collie121418–27 kg,51–53 cm
Carolina Dog121515 – 20 kg45 – 61 cm
Cocker Spaniel121511 – 14 kg35 – 40
Dalmatian121415–3256–61
English Shepherd121546–58 cm21–28 kg
Field Spaniel121416 – 20 kg43 - 46cm
Finnish Spitz121412–13 kg44–50 cm
German Pinscher121511 – 20 kg43 – 51 cm
German Shorthaired Pointer121420–32 kg 53–63 cm
German Wirehaired Pointer121427–32 kg 57–67 cm
Goldendoodle14
Greyhound101327–40 kg68–76 cm
Harrier121420 – 30 kg53 – 61 cm
Ibizan Hound121420–30 kg60–72 cm
Irish Setter121524–32 kg55–67
Irish Terrier121611 – 12 kg43–46 cm
Keeshond121514 – 18 kg43 – 46 cm
Kerry Blue Terrier121515–18 kg44–50 cm
Kooikerhondje12149 – 11 kg35 – 40 cm
Labradoodle13
Lagotto Romagnolo 15173–16 kg40 - 50cm
Löwchen13154–8 kg30–36 cm
Papillon12153.6 – 4.5 kg20 – 28 cm
Puli121510–15 kg36–45 cm
Pit Bull121613 – 17 kg45 – 53 cm
Poodle (Standard)121521 - 31 kg45 – 60 cm
Saluki121618 – 27 kg50 - 71 cm
Thai Ridgeback121623 - 34 kg56 - 60 cm
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