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minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·3 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-up7·3 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-23 days 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.
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.