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What's the life expectancy for a 7-year-old medium mixed-breed dog?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 7 years and 3 months old

I would like to know approx. how long my dog, Jake, will live. He is a mixed breed - Shepherd and Hound, weighs 50 lbs. He is now 7-1/4 yrs. old. What is his life expectancy?

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

Veterinarian

Published on October 7th, 2017

There is no way at all of predicting how long any of us will be alive; most medium-large dogs can have a life expectancy of 9-11years but if he is in good health continue to monitor closely, feed well, exercise regularly and consider annual check up and blood tests to identify any health concerns early

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