Dog life expectancy calculator and chart: Dogs lifespan varies greatly for different dog breeds. Small dog breeds tend to live longer than giant breeds. In general, the average lifespan of a dog is around 10 to 13 years. Simply select your dog breed to find out the average lifespan of your dog.
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Dog Life Expectancy
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The Best Dog Breeds With Long Lifespans
Here’s the list of the best dog breeds with long lifespans.
#1 Chihuahua: 15 to 20 years
#2 Jack Russell Terrier: 16 to 20 years
#3 Toy poodle: 14 to 18 years
#4 Shih Tzu: 10 to 18 years
#5 Yorkshire Terrier: 14 to 17 years
#6 Dachshund: 12 to 17 years
#7 Pomeranian: 12 to 16 years
#8 Lhasa Apso: 12-14 years
#9 Australian cattle dog: 12 to 15 years
#10 Beagle: 12-15 years
Dog Breeds Lifespan Chart
Below is the average dog lifespan chart by breed.
| Breed | Average Lifespan (Years) |
| Affenpinscher | 12-14 |
| Afghan Hound | 12-14 |
| African Boerboels | 9-11 |
| Airedale Terrier | 10-13 |
| Akbash | 10-11 |
| Akita | 10-13 |
| Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldogs | 13 |
| Alaskan Klee Kai | 14 |
| Alaskan Malamute | 10-13 |
| American Bulldog | 12-14 |
| American Eskimo Dog | 12-14 |
| American Foxhound | 10-13 |
| American Staffordshire Terrier | 12-14 |
| American Water Spaniel | 10-12 |
| Anatolian Shepherd Dog | 10-13 |
| Australian Cattle Dog | 10-13 |
| Australian Kelpie | 12 |
| Australian Shepherd | 12-15 |
| Australian Silky Terrier | 11-14 |
| Australian Terrier | 12-14 |
| Basenji | 12-14 |
| Basset Hound | 11-14 |
| Beagle | 12-14 |
| Bearded Collie | 12-14 |
| Beauceron | 10-12 |
| Bedlington Terrier | 12-14 |
| Belgian Malinois | 10-12 |
| Belgian Shepherd Dog | 10-12 |
| Belgian Tervuren | 10-12 |
| Bernese Mountain Dog | 6-9 |
| Bichon Frise | 12-15 |
| Black and Tan Coonhound | 10-12 |
| Black Russian Terrier | 10-11 |
| Bloodhound | 10-12 |
| Border Collie | 10-14 |
| Border Terrier | 12-15 |
| Borzoi | 10-12 |
| Boston Terrier | 14 |
| Bouvier des Flandres | 10-12 |
| Boxer | 8-10 |
| Briard | 10-12 |
| Brittany | 12-13 |
| Brussels Griffon | 12-15 |
| Bull Terrier | 11-14 |
| Bullmastiff | 8-10 |
| Cairn Terrier | 12-14 |
| Canaan Dog | 12-13 |
| Cane Corso | 11 |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi | 12-14 |
| Carolina Dog | 13 |
| Catahoula Leopard Dogs | 12 |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 9-14 |
| Central Asian Ovtcharkas | 12 |
| Cesky Terrier | 14 |
| Chesapeake Bay Retriever | 10-13 |
| Chihuahua | 14-18 |
| Chinese Crested | 13-15 |
| Chinese Foo | 11 |
| Chinese Shar-Pei | 8-10 |
| Chipoo | 14 |
| Chow Chow | 8-12 |
| Clumber Spaniel | 10-12 |
| Cocker Spaniel | 12-15 |
| Cockapoo | 14-18 |
| Collie | 8-12 |
| Coton De Tulears | 15 |
| Curly-Coated Retriever | 8-12 |
| Dachshund | 12-14 |
| Dalmatian | 12-14 |
| Dandie Dinmont Terrier | 11-13 |
| Doberman Pinscher | 10-12 |
| Dogue de Bordeaux | 5-7 |
| English Bulldogs | 8-12 |
| English Cocker Spaniels | 12-14 |
| English Foxhound | 10-13 |
| English Setter | 10-12 |
| English Shepherd | 15 |
| English Springer Spaniel | 10-14 |
| English Toy Spaniel | 10-12 |
| Estrela Mountain Dogs | 11 |
| Field Spaniel | 12-14 |
| Fila Brasileiros | 10 |
| Finnish Spitz | 12-14 |
| Flat-Coated Retriever | 10-13 |
| Fox Terrier(Smooth) | 10-13 |
| Fox Terrier(Wire) | 10-13 |
| French Bulldog | 9-11 |
| German Pinscher | 12-15 |
| German Shepherd | 10-12 |
| German Shorthaired Pointer | 12-14 |
| German Wirehaired Pointer | 12-14 |
| Giant Schnauzer | 10-12 |
| Glen of Imaal Terrier | 10-14 |
| Golden Retriever | 10-13 |
| Goldendoodle | 14 |
| Gordon Setter | 10-12 |
| Great Dane | 7-10 |
| Great Pyrenees | 10-12 |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dog | 10-12 |
| Greyhound | 10-13 |
| Harrier | 12-14 |
| Havanese | 12-14 |
| Hungarian Vizsla | 10-14 |
| Ibizan Hound | 12-14 |
| Irish Setter | 12-14 |
| Irish Terrier | 12-15 |
| Irish Water Spaniel | 10-13 |
| Irish Wolfhound | 5-7 |
| Italian Greyhound | 12-15 |
| Jack Russell Terrier | 13 |
| Japanese Chin | 12-14 |
| Keeshond | 12-14 |
| Kerry Blue Terrier | 12-15 |
| Komondor | 10-12 |
| Kooikerhondje | 13 |
| Kuvasz | 9-12 |
| Labradoodle | 13 |
| Labrador Retriever | 10-12 |
| Laekenois | 12 |
| Lakeland Terrier | 12-16 |
| Lancashire Heeler | 14 |
| Lhasa Apso | 12-14 |
| Löwchen | 13-15 |
| Maltese | 12-14 |
| Maltipoo | 13 |
| Manchester Terrier | 15-16 |
| Maremma Sheepdog | 12 |
| Mastiff | 9-11 |
| Miniature Bull Terrier | 11-14 |
| Miniature Pinscher | 12-14 |
| Miniature Poodle | 12-14 |
| Miniature Schnauzer | 12-14 |
| Neapolitan Mastiff | 8-10 |
| Newfoundland | 8-10 |
| Norfolk Terrier | 13-15 |
| Norwegian Buhunds | 11-13 |
| Norwegian Elkhound | 10-12 |
| Norwich Terrier | 13-15 |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | 11-13 |
| Old English Sheepdog | 10-12 |
| Otterhound | 10-13 |
| Papillon | 12-15 |
| Parson Russell Terrier | 13-15 |
| Peekapoo | 13 |
| Pekingese | 12-15 |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi | 11-13 |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen | 11-14 |
| Pharaoh Hound | 11-14 |
| Pit Bull | 12-14 |
| Plott | 11-13 |
| Pointer | 11-15 |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdog | 10-14 |
| Pomapoo | 13 |
| Pomeranian | 12-16 |
| Poodle (Standard) | 12-15 |
| Portuguese Water Dog | 10-14 |
| Pug | 12-15 |
| Puli | 10-15 |
| Rat Terrier | 16 |
| Redbone Coonhound | 11 |
| Rhodesian Ridgeback | 10-12 |
| Rottweiler | 8-11 |
| Saint Bernard | 8-10 |
| Saluki | 12-14 |
| Samoyed | 10-12 |
| Schipperke | 13-15 |
| Schnoodle | 13 |
| Scottish Deerhound | 7-9 |
| Scottish Terrier | 11-13 |
| Sealyham Terrier | 11-13 |
| Shetland Sheepdog | 12-14 |
| Shiba Inu | 12-15 |
| Shih Tzu | 11-14 |
| Siberian Husky | 11-13 |
| Silky Terrier | 11-14 |
| Skye Terrier | 12-14 |
| Snorkie | 12 |
| Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier | 12-14 |
| Spinone Italiano | 12-14 |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 12-14 |
| Standard Schnauzer | 12-14 |
| Sussex Spaniel | 11-13 |
| Swedish Vallhund | 13 |
| Thai Ridgeback | 12 |
| Tibetan Mastiff | 11-14 |
| Tibetan Spaniel | 14 |
| Tibetan Terrier | 12-15 |
| Toy Fox Terrier | 13-14 |
| Toy Manchester Terrier | 14-16 |
| Toy Poodle | 12-14 |
| Treeing Walker Coonhound | 12-13 |
| Vizsla | 10-14 |
| Weimaraner | 10-13 |
| Welsh Springer Spaniel | 12-15 |
| Welsh Terrier | 12-14 |
| West Highland White Terrier | 12-14 |
| Whippet | 12-15 |
| Wirehaired Pointing Griffon | 12-14 |
| Xoloitzcuintle | 13 |
| Yorkie-Poo | 14 |
| Yorkshire Terrier | 14-16 |