A small or medium sized dog may well live 15 years or longer and will not show any signs of aging at just seven years old,
where giant breed dogs like for example Great Danes at that age are well into the last third of their life span already.
A small or medium sized dog may well live 15 years or longer and will not show any signs of aging at just seven years old,
where giant breed dogs at that age are often well into the last third of their life span already.
Not exact matches
There are only a few
giant breeds where it will be necessary to delay surgery for 1 or 2 months while the
dog's skeleton reaches maturity.
The Dogue de Bordeaux is probably best remembered as the slobbery but lovable
giant... MORE
dog in the film «Turner and Hooch»,
where the
breed was accurately presented.
This is a condition of adolescent large or
giant breed dogs where they develop painful areas near the growth plates of their long bones.
Some large or
giant breed dogs, especially
dogs with deep chests (Great Danes, standard poodles, Dobermans), have a susceptibility to «bloat», a condition
where the stomach twists, blocking the delivery of nutrients and blood throughout the body.