I had 4 dogs in my life, all of them are already dead, the first I only had for 2 years, the second for 4 months and the third for 1 years, only one survived until old age.
Those are my legs, probably at the age of 10-12... The left one was the one that survived the longest, 9 years! Had to put him down some years ago, brain cancer out of nowhere... Dogs are the best, I just wish I knew what I now know, Never EVER get a breed dog, not only are they more prone to diseases but by getting a breed dog you are actually helping one of the worst industries around, where they breed mother's with sons to create these "so-called" pedigree dogs...
Yeah I know the problems with breed dogs. Other than the health problems, it's also very interesting how most of these breeds have changed over the decades, often to the uglier.