To shed light on the possible tradeoffs of large size, researchers
analyzed ages at death in 74 breeds, using data from more than 56,000 dogs that visited veterinary teaching hospitals.
A German study that
analyzed ages at death in 74 dog breeds concluded that an increase of 4.4 pounds in body mass leads to a loss of about one month of a canine's life expectancy.
Not exact matches
When researchers
at the University of Göttingen in Germany
analyzed ages of
death in 74 different breeds, they discovered that an increase of 4.4 pounds in body mass led to a loss of about one month of life expectancy.