(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.
The aging profile of dogs varies according to their adult size (often determined by their breed): smaller dogs often live over 15â16 years, medium and large size dogs typically 10 to 13 years, and some giant dog breeds such as mastiffs, often only 7 to 8 years.he mean age at death (all breeds, all causes) was 11 years and 1 month, but in dogs dying of natural causes it was 12 years and 8 months. Only 8 percent of dogs lived beyond 15, and 64 percent of dogs died of disease or were euthanized as a result of disease.