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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.
The phenomenon is well known to dog lovers: Dogs from bigger breeds donât live as long as smaller ones. The small breeds have an average life expectancy of 12 to 14 years; for larger breeds, it's 8 to 10; and for the so-called âgiant breeds,â lifespan is 5 to 8 years. cat is going to live longer than a rat, youâre going to live longer than a cat and a Galapagos tortoise is going to live longer than you. The worldâs smallest mammal, the bumblebee bat, is thought to live 5 to 10 years, while the largest, the blue whale, lives for 80 to 90.