That "stat" surprised me as well -- small dogs @ 10 years and large ones at 17? Uh, no. Great danes and Irish wolfhounds (and other big breeds as well, AFAIK)

That "stat" surprised me as well -- small dogs @ 10 years and large ones at 17? Uh, no. Great danes and Irish wolfhounds (and other big breeds as well, AFAIK) only average something sad like 7 years, whereas those little yappy toy poodles average twice that.