Reference material
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Country
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#Dogs
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Median lifespan, years
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Assistance dog databasea
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US
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498
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12.0
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Lawler et al. [2]
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US
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48
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‘Restricted’ group: 13.0
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Kealy et al. [19]
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‘Control’ group: 11.2
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Adams et al. [8]
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UK
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574
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12.25
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O’ Neill et al. [12]
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UK
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418
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12.5
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Michell [6]
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UK
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328
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12.6
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Proschowsky et al. [7]
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Denmark
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199
|
10.5
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Typical lifespan of Labrador retrieversb
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12.0
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aCanine companions for independence (Santa Rosa, CA, USA)
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bConsensus age provided by Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP, FAVD; Carmen M. H. Colitz, DVM, Ph.D., DACVO, Donald Ingram, Ph.D.; Stanley L. Marks, BVSc, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVN; Sherry L. Sanderson, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVN; Julia Tomlinson, BVSc, Ph.D., DACVS, CCRP, CVSM