March Around the Alphabet. This is a lot of fun. The children gain added exposure to the letters while including the excitement of a stop-and-go game! 1  Write each letter of the alphabet on large index cards. 2  Be sure to put the capital letter on one side and lowercase on the other.
Typical lifespan of small dogs. Smaller dogs typically live to 14 or 15 years old. Smaller dogs generally live longer than large dogs because they don't suffer as many serious skeletal and cardiovascular diseases as larger dogs do.
In general, small dogs enjoy longer lives than do their larger counterparts. A recent analysis of veterinary records revealed that dogs under 20 pounds had an average lifespan of 11 years while those over 90 pounds typically lived for only 8 years. Medium and large dogs fell in the middle at around 11 years. (State of Pet Health 2013 Report, Banfield Pet Hospital). But average life expectancy isnât the whole story. The very definition of âaverageâ means that many individuals will have shorter lifespans while others can be expected to live much longer than the norm.