• leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    16·
    2 days ago

    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.

    • Mike D@piefed.socialEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      My sister is on her third boxer. I don’t know how she does it considering they rarely make it past ten years.

      • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        5·
        1 day ago

        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.