Is 33 years average for a St. Bernard?

[shortylickens]

Especially if he was fully grown in 1983?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8056963/reference

or is it lies and nonsense?

 

[Exophase]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernard_(dog)

US and UK breed clubs put the average lifespan for a St. Bernard at 8–10 years.[16][17][18] A 2003 Danish breed survey (35 dogs) puts the median lifespan at 9.5 years while a UK breed survey in 2004 (53 dogs) puts the median lifespan at 7 years. In the UK survey about one in five lived to >10 years with the longest lived dog at 12 years and 9 months.

So no, over 33 years old is very unlikely. That and the dog in Cujo looks pretty visibly different from the dog in Beethovan. I guess the "actor" in both cases had the same name, but they were wrongfully merged into the same bio sheet on imdb when they should have been separated.

 

[shortylickens]

God damn!
7 years is nothin!

I think I'll get a cat instead.

 

[SamQuint]

God damn!
7 years is nothin!

I think I'll get a cat instead.

15-20 years for an indoor cat is not uncommon. 7 years for a dog is really short. Almost like you are looking at a ticking time bomb just waiting for your buddy to kick the bucket.

 

[ControlD]

15-20 years for an indoor cat is not uncommon. 7 years for a dog is really short. Almost like you are looking at a ticking time bomb just waiting for your buddy to kick the bucket.

As opposed to praying for 15-20 years that the damned cat will just finally die already.

 

[Gibsons]

God damn!
7 years is nothin!

I think I'll get a cat instead.

Generally, the larger the dog, the shorter the lifespan.

 

[Homerboy]

Generally, the larger the dog, the shorter the lifespan.

Which is a shame, as those little lapdogs all need to die (yes, including pugs)

 

[Chapbass]

Which is a shame, as those little lapdogs all need to die (yes, including pugs)

Especially pugs, fuck them.

 

[William Gaatjes]

Take a (teckel) Dachshund. Can get 17 years old. My neighbour has a cute one. Very old. Moves like it has a steamengine driving it when walks towards people. Has a happy face when it recognizes me. I think he is 14 years now.lovable dog for sure.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Especially pugs, fuck them.

my pug lived to be 21.

Have a boston terrior now that is 14.

Had a shar pei that only lived 7 or 8 years.

 

[IronWing]

According to Wiki, the average age of a Saint Bernard is 66.6667 with a sample size of six. Blessed Bernardo Tolomei really pulled the average up.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

 

[nakedfrog]

My dog was labeled a "labrador retriever mix" by the Humane Society, was probably his healthiest weight around 110lbs, lived 11 years.

 

[IronWing]

Seems about right. My German Shepherd-Husky clocked out at 15.5 years.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Seems about right. My German Shepherd-Husky clocked out at 15.5 years.

Yup, I have a friend who gets purebreed Bernese Mountain dogs. Absolutely gorgeous, but goldfish live longer than them. (6 - 8 year lifespan)

 

[shortylickens]

I'd be OK with a Siberian Husky.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Or an Australian Shepherd

 

[bononos]

Get a crow. They live up to 30years.