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Its hard to tie the longevity of dogs to perceived aesthetic deformation. For example, the miniature poodle (14.8 years) lives almost twice as long as a Great D
by frozenport 12y ago
Its hard to tie the longevity of dogs to perceived aesthetic deformation. For example, the miniature poodle (14.8 years) lives almost twice as long as a Great Dane (8.4 years). [1]
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_in_dogs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_in_dogs
- ethbro 12y agoI heard from several vets I talked to that the older "giant" breeds typically have some genetic artifacts associated with increasing their size. Hip dyplasia, for example ( http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_dysplasia_(canine) http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_dysplasia_(canine) ). It's amazing more breeds don't have congenital issues, given up until recently the breeding process was performed entirely without genetic testing.