Dog Breed Life Expectancy: How Long Do Dogs Live by Breed?

Average lifespan and a healthspan playbook for every breed, built from AKC breed data. Search or filter by group:

Australian Cattle DogLifespan 12-16 yearsHerding Group→Australian ShepherdLifespan 12-15 yearsHerding Group→Basset HoundLifespan 12-13 yearsHound Group→Beagle (13 in & under)Lifespan 10-15 yearsHound Group→Beagle (13-15 in)Lifespan 10-15 yearsHound Group→Belgian MalinoiLifespan 14-16 yearsHerding Group→Bernese Mountain DogLifespan 7-10 yearsWorking Group→Bichon FriseLifespan 14-15 yearsNon-Sporting Group→Border CollieLifespan 12-15 yearsHerding Group→Boston TerrierLifespan 11-13 yearsNon-Sporting Group→BoxerLifespan 10-12 yearsWorking Group→BrittanyLifespan 12-14 yearsSporting Group→BulldogLifespan 8-10 yearsNon-Sporting Group→Cane CorsoLifespan 9-12 yearsWorking Group→Cavalier King Charles SpanielLifespan 12-15 yearsToy Group→Chesapeake Bay RetrieverLifespan 10-13 yearsSporting Group→ChihuahuaLifespan 14-16 yearsToy Group→Cocker SpanielLifespan 10-14 yearsSporting Group→CollieLifespan 12-14 yearsHerding Group→DalmatianLifespan 11-13 yearsNon-Sporting Group→Doberman PinscherLifespan 10-12 yearsWorking Group→Dutch ShepherdLifespan 11-14 yearsHerding Group→English Cocker SpanielLifespan 12-14 yearsSporting Group→English Springer SpanielLifespan 12-14 yearsSporting Group→French BulldogLifespan 10-12 yearsNon-Sporting Group→German Shepherd DogLifespan 12-14 yearsHerding Group→German Shorthaired PointerLifespan 10-12 yearsSporting Group→Golden RetrieverLifespan 10-12 yearsSporting Group→Great DaneLifespan 7-10 yearsWorking Group→HavaneseLifespan 14-16 yearsToy Group→Labrador RetrieverLifespan 11-13 yearsSporting Group→MalteseLifespan 12-15 yearsToy Group→MastiffLifespan 6-10 yearsWorking Group→Miniature American ShepherdLifespan 12-13 yearsHerding Group→Miniature DachshundLifespan 12-16 yearsHound Group→Miniature PoodleLifespan 10-18 yearsNon-Sporting Group→Miniature SchnauzerLifespan 12-15 yearsTerrier Group→NewfoundlandLifespan 9-10 yearsWorking Group→PapillonLifespan 14-16 yearsToy Group→Pembroke Welsh CorgiLifespan 12-13 yearsHerding Group→PomeranianLifespan 12-16 yearsToy Group→Portuguese Water DogLifespan 11-13 yearsWorking Group→PugLifespan 13-15 yearsToy Group→Rhodesian RidgebackLifespan 10-12 yearsHound Group→RottweilerLifespan 9-10 yearsWorking Group→SamoyedLifespan 12-14 yearsWorking Group→Scottish TerrierLifespan 10-12 yearsTerrier Group→Shetland SheepdogLifespan 12-14 yearsHerding Group→Shiba InuLifespan 13-16 yearsNon-Sporting Group→Shih TzuLifespan 10-18 yearsToy Group→Siberian HuskieLifespan 12-14 yearsWorking Group→Standard DachshundLifespan 12-16 yearsHound Group→Standard PoodleLifespan 10-18 yearsNon-Sporting Group→Toy PoodleLifespan 10-18 yearsToy Group→VizslaLifespan 12-14 yearsSporting Group→WeimaranerLifespan 10-13 yearsSporting Group→West Highland White TerrierLifespan 13-15 yearsTerrier Group→WhippetLifespan 12-15 yearsHound Group→Wirehaired Pointing GriffonLifespan 12-15 yearsSporting Group→Yorkshire TerrierLifespan 11-15 yearsToy Group→

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