To: Lady Lucky
From what I’ve read, they have a higher metabolic rate than human beings.
8 posted on
12/15/2011 9:14:38 AM PST by
AnAmericanAbroad
(It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
To: AnAmericanAbroad; lady_luck
And why do big dogs generally not live as long as smaller dogs?
10 posted on
12/15/2011 9:21:06 AM PST by
Roos_Girl
(The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
To: AnAmericanAbroad
From what I’ve read, they have a higher metabolic rate than human beings.Well why aren't we trying to change that? Dogs are so variable, can't we work on breeding a longer-living dog? While at it we might also learn some things about longevity in people!
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