Dogs generally live for 15 years at their age. How many years a dog can live is related to breed, gender, size, feeding conditions, exercise, disease, etc. The length of the dog’s life and the owner feeding care has a close relationship, if the owner of scientific feeding, regular physical examinations with the dog, found in time to treat the problem, the dog’s life expectancy will be much longer. If properly cared for, it is possible for a dog to live for 20 years. Generally speaking, mutts live longer than purebred dogs, male dogs live longer than female dogs, and small dogs live longer than large dogs. Large dogs have a short life span, 9-12 years on average; small dogs have a long life span, 12-15 years on average, and some dogs have a life span of 20 years, with the longest life span recorded at 34 years. 2-5 years is the prime of the dog’s life, and after 7 years it starts to age, and loses its reproductive capacity around 10 years.
