Large breed dogs age more
quickly than small breed dogs.
Not exact matches
You may know that bigger
breeds age more
quickly than smaller breeds, and that younger
dogs age more
quickly than older
dogs, but it's actually much more complicated
than that.
Keep in mind that
small dog breeds will mature more
quickly than big
dogs.
However, size and
breed play a key role in how
quickly a canine ages, and as a general rule,
small dogs live longer
than large ones.
Smaller dogs hit sexual maturity much more
quickly than larger
breeds do.
This combined with the fact that he is also a
small dog breed means that his metabolism is probably going to burn through energy much more
quickly than a larger
dog's would.
Large and giant
breed puppies grow
quickly and keep growing longer
than smaller dogs.
Larger
breeds grow much faster and therefore have a different set of needs for nutrition
than smaller dogs that may not grow or gain weight as
quickly.