Fig. 6From: Body weight at 10 years of age and change in body composition between 8 and 10 years of age were related to survival in a longitudinal study of 39 Labrador retriever dogsThe longest living dog in the study pictured at 17 years of age illustrating the high level of healthspan accomplished by this dog. This was a male black Labrador called Utah, height at shoulders 55.9 cm, age at study start: 7.1 years, age at end-of-life 17.9 years. Body weight at 10 years = 28.1 kg, weight the month before end-of-life 28.8 kg, lean and fat body mass at 10 years: 21.4 and 5.8 kg, respectively (image courtesy of EUKANUBA®, UK)Back to article page