Chrissie777 wrote: ↑29 Dec 2023, 17:51IceMaiden, I know of two female white German shepherds who lived until they were 16.
So of course I always hoped we would have our Cody for another 8 years.
They were extremely lucky owners (and dogs) then as that is very very rare. The average lifespan for a German Shepherd is 7-10 years, with females usually living a little longer than males. Unfortunately big boned, large heavy breed dogs, in particular males, are sadly prone to cancers, particularly bone cancer. My friend's dogs had it, one had surgery which bought him an extra 4 months. The other had tests done which showed nothing and by the next week it was so advanced nothing could be done. The only symptoms they had shown was a slight limp. It is frightening how quick it can come from nowhere in them.
Bertie - have you thought about putting an electric heater in your shed both for you and the cats? It's awful weather to be sat outside in a shed, I used to have rabbits kept in a shed and going out to feed/clean them in the winter was not fun. A heater made it a bit more bearable
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Lenoir - you should post pictures of your train set, I for one would enjoy seeing it
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