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   "Chris ®"  wrote in message   
   news:16937-4B6C66E5-5115@storefull-3251.bay.webtv.net...   
   > >From memory, something like 12-15   
   > >years, depending on the breed.   
   >   
   > Irish wolf hounds usually never live more than 7 years, certain small   
   > breeds can live 12-15 years. Modern veterinary care has inflated these   
   > numbers.   
      
   Yep, it depends on the breed. I did later look it up in one of my dog books   
   where it says:   
      
        Life expectancy statistics from Britain show that the median   
        life expectancy of crossbreed dogs is 13.2 years   
      
        It has become clear that some pure-breeds have shorter life   
        expectancies than those of random-breeds. Bermese Mountain   
        Dogs, Bulldogs, and Irish Wolfhounds, as examples, have   
        median life expectancies of around seven years. On the other   
        side of the equation, Whippets, Minature Poodles, and   
        Dachshunds, Bedlington and Jack Russell terriers have   
        median life expectancies of over 14 years.   
      
   As with human beings, modern medicine has extended life expectancies, but of   
   course many of these dogs have been created by man's interferrence which has   
   caused some breeds to have all sorts of problems - and some of those mean   
   the overall average / median is lower than it should be.   
      
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