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Since the 1930s, the canine life span has increased more than 70 percent, from seven years to 12! And that's just the average. With advances in veterinary care and nutrition and more knowledgeable owners, many good-sized dogs now live to 14. Of course, no one can really predict how long an individual dog will live.
That is kind of like asking how long humans live for - we have averages, but that is not a guarantee of their lifespan. I've had to explain that to folks whose pet is 8 years old and has cancer and are shocked - they seem to think that they all live to 13, or tell me their aunt's dog lived to 18.