Causes of dizziness. 1  Inner ear problems - Dizziness is caused by problems in the inner ear in about half of all cases of persistent dizziness. Inner ear disorders that cause people to be dizzy include Meniere's disease, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), vestibular neuritis, labyrinthitis and acoustic neuroma.
When he graduated from veterinary school in 1972, golden retrievers lived 16 or 17 years. Today, it's nine or 10 years. Golden retrievers die of bone cancer, lymphoma and a cancer of the blood vessels more than any other breed in the country.
I have always told my puppy people to expect 10-12 years from a Golden. I believe a study has been done showing that to have been the same for a long time now. The larger the dog, the shorter the life expectancy. Toy dogs can be in excess of 15 years, while Great Danes and Irish Wolfhounds can be in the 6-8 age range.