The Pug carries the flat-faced build, and the breeds that share it cluster toward the lower scores rather than spread across the range. The shape itself is doing that, before any one dog is born. Its score sits at 55 out of 100.

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Name a breed below and its median lifespan from the vet data goes in the reply. 155 breeds scored so far, and some of the numbers land nowhere near their reputation.

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Labrador Retriever or Pug: which would you put ahead on lifespan? In the vet data the Labrador Retriever runs to a median 13.1 years and the Pug to 11.6, a gap of about 1.5 years. Does that match how they are seen?

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Median lifespan by size in the data: toy breeds average about 12.9 years and giant breeds about 10.2, with small near 13.3 and large near 12.3. The bigger the dog, the shorter the middle of the range tends to sit.

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How healthy is the Lhasa Apso? Median lifespan 14 years, Breed Health Score 77 out of 100 (grade A). That score breaks down as longevity 86, conformation 65 and burden 58. Higher or lower than you would have guessed?

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5 conditions are recorded for the Pomeranian, most commonly reported: Patellar luxation, Tracheal collapse and Alopecia X. Common across a breed is a tendency in the records, not a verdict on any one dog.

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Five of the longest median lifespans in the data, in years: Lancashire Heeler 15.4, Tibetan Spaniel 15.2, Bolognese 14.9, Shiba Inu 14.6, Havanese 14.5. Small and light runs right through the top of the list.

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The five shortest median lifespans among the familiar breeds, in years: Bulldog 9.8, French Bulldog 9.8, Bernese Mountain Dog 10.1, Great Dane 10.6, Rottweiler 10.6. The heavier, flatter-faced breeds cluster at this end.

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Drop a breed in the replies and its median lifespan from the data comes back. 155 breeds scored so far, and some of the numbers land nowhere near their reputation.

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The Bulldog carries the flat-faced build, and the breeds that share it cluster toward the lower scores rather than spread across the range. The shape itself is doing that, before any one dog is born. Its score sits at 38 out of 100.

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Median lifespan by size in the data: toy breeds average about 12.9 years and giant breeds about 10.2, with small near 13.3 and large near 12.3. The size-to-lifespan slope is about as consistent as this data gets.

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