Reply #30: They would have probably been 3-6 at the time of exposure..

[SoCalDem]

so 3 years later, their deaths would be premature.. considering the "good life" they lead..These dogs are well fed, loved sheltered and seen by vets a lot.. They are not the "chained in the back yard, sleeping on concrete" dogs who die young..

Our mother lab lived to be 13..and her daughter to 11...

We donated one of our puppies to be a seeing eye dog, and she graduated from training at around 18 months and was a working dog until she was about 7..she became a pampered pet after that..