Dog Lovers - How long did your Dog live for ?

[Uncle Spielberg]

My best mate, Harry, the Golden Retreiver is 14 tomorrow. A pretty grand age for a GR as they normally only make 12. He is looking pretty good and I hope has another year or two left.

My other Dog, Oskar, a Lurcher lived to 16 but had to be put down 2 years ago.

What breeds have you got, have had and what age did they live to ?

 

[junior]

I'm a Dog handler and the majority of my dogs have been put to sleep once they are not fit to work any longer. Usually around 7/8 years old. I have a pet White GSD at home who is coming up to 15, although i doubt she will last another winter as she cant get upstairs these days and has gone deaf.

 

[Uwinsc]

We had a real Heinz 57 until a few years ago (part whippet, part Labrador, part ridgeback and part several oter things) she died of cancer aged around 10 but as she was a resue dog we weren't completely sure of her age.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

My Dog loves his life with me. He has been treated really well with loads of love and I think that makes a big difference. Here's to another couple of happy years together.

 

[Frutos]

We had a rough collie who sadly had to be put down at the age of 16.

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

I'm a Dog handler and the majority of my dogs have been put to sleep once they are not fit to work any longer. Usually around 7/8 years old. I have a pet White GSD at home who is coming up to 15, although i doubt she will last another winter as she cant get upstairs these days and has gone deaf.

7 to 8? Breaks my heart you have to do that, my GSD lived to 16.

 

[Nibble]

I'm a Dog handler and the majority of my dogs have been put to sleep once they are not fit to work any longer. Usually around 7/8 years old. I have a pet White GSD at home who is coming up to 15, although i doubt she will last another winter as she cant get upstairs these days and has gone deaf.

Can't they find homes or is it not possible after a life of work?

Had a Saluki and a lab cross. They both lived until 13 when we put them down. Socks, the Staffy/Border Collie is going strong at 9 but no longer lives with us.

 

[Muzzy]

My dog absolutely worships the ground I walk on and hates it when I leave him to go to work, (he stays at home with Mrs Muzzy). If I'm off work then he goes just about everywhere with me. He even likes to warm my bed up for me.

He's only 16 months and I hope he continues to lead a long and happy life.
A totally brilliant and fantastic buddy to me.

 

[Hillian1]

I had 2 Heinz 57's, the mother and one of her pups. Younger one made it to 16 mother to 18.

i miss them terribly.

 

[public school boy]

Mod Edit!

 

[Lincoln Imp]

We got our Cocker Spaniel up to 17. Still miss her nearly 20 years later.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

My dog absolutely worships the ground I walk on and hates it when I leave him to go to work, (he stays at home with Mrs Muzzy). If I'm off work then he goes just about everywhere with me. He even likes to warm my bed up for me.

He's only 16 months and I hope he continues to lead a long and happy life.
A totally brilliant and fantastic buddy to me.

Lovely photo.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Depends on how hot the oven is

Is this mean't to be funny ?

 

[Hillian1]

Is this mean't to be funny ?

Yes Uncle, it's a non dog owner thinking they'd like to make a joke. Don't rise to it.

 

[patchamalbion]

we also have a golden retriever who is nearly 14, struggling now though. back legs are going and he really does stink of shit...

 

[Nibble]

I have a far higher regard for dogs than I do people.

 

[Muzzy]

Lovely photo.

Cheers, I have countless pics of him (Stitch), He is by far the best dog I have ever had.

Is this mean't to be funny ?

Ignore the dozy twat.. He is one of those people that try so hard to be funny, but as usual end up with an epic fail!

 

[sir albion]

My mums two jack Russell's lived til 17,had them put to sleep within a week of eachother for various reasons,have to say that the 2nd one who did nothing for weeks as was ill actually licked my face for the first time in months and stared at me just before he went,i actually felt so happy after in a way as that's what he wanted bless.

 

[junior]

Can't they find homes or is it not possible after a life of work?

QUOTE]

It is getting rarer and rarer for them to be re-homed. The way they look at things these days is that should the dog bite someone after it has been rehomed then it will come back on them and cause problems/bad publicity. You have to remember that the dogs are trained to chase and 'hold' people who shout and run away basically. So you can't take them down the local park (lots of people shout and run innocently). There are many other reasons why it is just not a sensible thning to do for most dogs.

 

[sir albion]

I have a far higher regard for dogs than I do people.

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