[marie]

Originally Posted by Myka

The difference between 10 and 12 years is only 20%, and really not the point of this thread anyway.

Similar-sized to a wolf:


http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_th..._span_of_a_dog

I believe my experiences not what wiki says (another edit, My family has owned and run a dog boarding kennel since I was 5, I have worked for a vet and I have been grooming dogs since '81)

And the comment was

I do not believe wild dogs (and I am mainly thinking wolves) are short-lived. A great book called "Decade of the Wolf" following the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone details the lives of many of the wolves, and most lived average ages for domesticated dogs.... some even pushing 10.

some pushing 10 does not make an average and even my 200lb mastiff made it past that


*edit* Your right this is not what the thread is about. Unfortunately I can't access the whole article on the net because I'm not a Vet but here is part of it
http://canadianveterinarians.net/Sho...ResourceID=554