(Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965) For court cases, in the text cite the party name v. party name and the year. Statutes (named): (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974) For statutes (bills passed by Congress or a state legislature and signed into. law), in the text cite the name of the law and the year.
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.
Generally speaking, the bigger the dog, the shorter the life. I have read that the dog with the shortest average life expectancy is the Irish Wolfhound...they live five or six years. Great Danes live six or seven years. As for small dogs, I know of Pomeranians who are 18 and 19 years old. Source(s): I work at a vet hospital.