Cherrywood Kennels
LEONBERGERS:Longevity
25 Years of Photos
LCA

    Longevity is a work in progress.........dog yrs = in human yrs. for 90+lb dogs
    10yr equals 78yr    11yr equals 86yr   12yr equals 93yr   13yr equals 101yr

    The average lifespan of the Leonberger,  per the U of Minn's years of LPN research and greater
    than 1000 Leos, is 8.6 years. The U of Bern for the same research with greater than 400 dogs is
    7.9 years.  Here are some statistics on the longevity of some of the dogs produced by
    Cherrywood since 1993. Like a human family, litters have members who die young and members
    who die old, and a lot in between. Genetics, environment, nutrition and luck come together
    differently in dogs as well as humans.
    We celebrate the "above average" lifespans of our oldest Leos and the fact that we have
    been able to produce that in most of our litters since our first litter in 1993. We have received a
    number of Leonberger Health Foundation's  "Grey Muzzle Awards" for producing Leos living to 12,
    and one of those litters actually had a pup who lived past 13. Her DNA is now being used in
    Germany as part of a genetic study on longevity. See Golden Oldies .

    On May 1, 2015,,I was honored to be the recipient of the first ever, "Grey Muzzle Awards Top
    Longevity Breeder", by the Leonberger Health Foundation.
    Cherrywood produced the most Grey Muzzles between 2008-2015.
LITTER
DOB
M/F
REMAINED IN
TOUCH
LIVED PAST 10
OLDEST
(Years - Months)
A
2/17/93
5/4
6
2
11- 4
B*
1 Grey Muzzle
before there were
awards!
4/13/94
3/5
8
2
12 years
11mos.
25days
C
10/16/95
1/1
2
0
9 years  2
mos.
D
2/7/98
2/2
1
1
11 years 5
mos.
E
2/9/98
3/7
10
3
11 years
2mos.
F**
2 Grey Muzzle
Awards!
2/9/99
2/5
6
3
12 years
10mos.
G*
1 Grey Muzzle
Award!
5/27/99
2/5
5
4
13 years
3mos. 7days
H
6/1/00
3/6
8
2
11 years
2.5mos
I
1 lived past 13
4/27/01
5/5
8
2
13 years  
4mos. 7 days
J
1 lived past 12
4/27/01
4/2
5

1
12 years 23
days
K*
1 Grey Muzzle
Award
7/26/02
3/6
7
3
12 years
5 mos.15 days
L*
3 Grey Muzzle
Award of Merits
12/29/02
9/1
10
5 lived past 11
3  lived to within days of
turning 12 yrs.
11 years, 11
mos. 27 days
M*
1 Grey Muzzle
Award
12/20/04
6/2
7
1 lived past 12 yrs.
12years +
N*
2 Grey Muzzle
Awards
7/17/05
3/1
3
2 lived past 12 yrs.
12 years +
O
1 Grey Muzzle
Award
7/5/06
5/4
8
2 lived past
11 yrs.
12 years 2  
mos
P
1 Grey Muzzle
Award
7/21/06
1/2
2
2.
12 years 7
mos.
Q
7/22/07
5/2
6
1 lived past 11 yrs.
11 years
2mos.  5 days
R
1 Grey Muzzle
Award
2/24/09
6/4
8
4 alive at 10 yrs.
1 living  at 12+
TBD
S
3/2/10
4/4
3
3 alive at 11 yrs
TBD
T
3/10/10
1/1
2
TBD
TBD
U
11/14/11
1M
1
TBD
TBD
V
11/16/11
4/6
9
TBD
TBD
W
10/8/14
1/7
8
TBD
TBD
X
9/3/2015
3
3
TBD
TBD
Y
10/6/2017
2/3
5
TBD
TBD
Z
10/16/17
1/7
8
TBD
TBD
            AA
  6/17/17
    5/2
              7
          TBD
       TBD
           BB
 6/5/18
   3/1
              3
          TBD
       TBD
           CC
 4/15/18
  4/5
             8
          TBD
       TBD
          DD
 4/22/19
    0/2
             2
           TBD
       TBD
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