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minus-squaregothmog@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 days agoCats are glass cannon rage monsters while dogs are tanky.
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoDepends on the dog. Boxers for instance reach a certain (relatively young, for most dogs) age and just… break down, at a genetic level. Cancer everywhere.
minus-squareMike D@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoMy sister is on her third boxer. I don’t know how she does it considering they rarely make it past ten years.
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-224 hours agoTen years is fantastic for a boxer (and probably a fortune in vet visits); if I recall correctly they start breaking down at around 6 or 7 years old. It’s tragic, because other than that they’re great dogs for children.
Cats are glass cannon rage monsters while dogs are tanky.
Depends on the dog. Boxers for instance reach a certain (relatively young, for most dogs) age and just… break down, at a genetic level. Cancer everywhere.
My sister is on her third boxer. I don’t know how she does it considering they rarely make it past ten years.
Ten years is fantastic for a boxer (and probably a fortune in vet visits); if I recall correctly they start breaking down at around 6 or 7 years old.
It’s tragic, because other than that they’re great dogs for children.