Longest living lurcher

[Dinosaurs 2,008]

Sadly best ive had is 13 1/2 yrs. they age quick when had a long working life then seem to deteriorate quickly at the end. Atb

[terryd 8,029]

7 minutes ago, northern lad said:

If it makes you feel better terry every time i have mine pts i wonder if i should have done it sooner...Allways feels like the ultimate betrayal to me...even though i know its the right thing to do....

yes it was a bit of a tricky one. My gran had after she did her leg in lamping. Then gran died and I had her back and they dotted on each other. So it was the last thing of hers so sort of a double whammy. Any way be a bloody miracle if the present black blunderbus gives me that concern 

 

[bird 9,587]

17 minutes ago, Dinosaurs said:

Sadly best ive had is 13 1/2 yrs. they age quick when had a long working life then seem to deteriorate quickly at the end. Atb

would you say   13-15 years  is about average for small to mid size lurcher ,?  Bryn  11 now  and in fine fettle , Buck 6 year s old dont think  he go as long as Bryn , being a bigger dog .!

[poxon 5,555]

I’ve a 11 yr old bedlington x whippet seems pretty indistructible an still pottering along been on deaths door a few times but always pulls through definitely a coffin dodger I think her end will come when I’ve seen enough 

[darbo 4,774]

ive had a lurcher beardy/grey live 17 years also a collie and a russell i had lived to the same age.

[Daniel cain 42,804]

15 for me, a patterdale bitch called moss, my mate had a 3/4 grey 1/4 bull dog called Indie made 17.

[Lenmcharristar 9,172]

my mate had one made 18 yr old, it would be nice if they died in their beds asleep but when the time comes it becomes cruel to drag out the suffering any longer, do it filled with pride and respect for the canine that dedicated their lives serving you. and get a new pup soon after to stop you dwelling on the big hole they leave when gone. til the day comes when you meet them again.

[green dragon 694]

19 hours ago, Black neck said:

Not if ya go um beans

Ah beans the magical fruit 

[trigger2 3,100]

We had a lab x bitch when I was growing up think she made about 16 or 17.

[tank34 2,178]

My beddy whippet over 12 years old sad day when had old ted pts , rip old boy 

[BrianSteven72 369]

My old boy died a couple of months short of his 18th birthday 

[dytkos 17,534]

Had my old Russell pts 3 weeks short of his 16th birthday, kidneys going, had a couple of fits so thought not fair to leave him for 5/6 hours while we were at work, otherwise he was good. Shame but it was his time. 

R.I.P. Tod.

D.

[Barleybedlington 8]

Lost our border Lakeland earlier this year she was sixteen.