Hello
Would just like to ask people who have had Rottweilers what kind of age they have lived to?
Whenever I've been in conversation with people they don't seem to be long lived.
I have one and he's the most gentle dog I've ever seen.
Cheers Joelol

In the 16.5yrs I had my cocker my neighbours had 4 rotties one at a time, they were kept outside with very little shelter so that may have shortened their lives.

According to the KC/BVA breed health survey the median lifespan for Rottweilers is 8 years 11 months, with the longest lived reported as 16 years 9 months.

i have always thought 10 to 12.
my rottie cross was 10 and half when she went. my soppie rottie now is coming up to 9.
lea :-)

Mines just coming up to 9 too..
It's a rare thing so hear of owners having them in double figures.

We've had 2 dogs in the past , both got to 7 , one of which had brain cancer and we couldn't let him suffer so we let him go when the time was right.
We have a bitch now who is 6 and is just the softest , loving Rott ever.
Although I show my other breed as a hobby I will always have a Rott as I couldn't imaging not living with one , they are lovely dogs , and I believe get way too much bad press.

Too true,mine has won more people over in his time he's the softest lump

I wonder if this is a case of the health problems bringing the average down?  I think the average for a rott is 8 (please correct me if I'm wrong) but they are very prone to a few things.

I know one person online who's on her fourth rott now, the first three died at 5, 6 and 6, the first two to DCM and the last to osteosarcoma.  The current one is only 6 months, hopefully she'll go on a long time :-)

My own rott X is 9 now and showing no signs of slowing down, she's at least half rott (I think 3/4).

I thought it was around 10 however lots of friends are loosing them younger, generally cancer being the main cause... I'd like to think mine will live forever x

I lost 2 last year at a few weeks under 10 I have my last rottie now and she is 11 and still as fit as a fiddle excluding a few lumps and bumps.

Daughter had a Rott that we lost at 13 yrs and nearly 4 mths, pretty healthy (usual scrapes, hotspots and pulled muscle limps etc) except for having an enlarged spleen removed at gone 10. Daughter sent her to the Bridge due to arthritis etc causing decreasing mobility and senility...in other words old age and everything got too much of a struggle for her.

Mine was 11 yrs when she has to be pts due to suffering.

I think a lot of these figures are tosh.  Here's why - If you think of the laws of average, a lot of these dogs will not be treated as good as mine.  I have a very good diet for my dogs, little stress, comfortable warm beds inside, good daily exercise which is controlled till full grown, and good vet treatments.  I do think the exercise plays a huge part in the health and wellbeing of all dogs.
My last large breed had a life expectancy of 8 years and only one of mine died of kidney faliure at this age.  All the rest lived well into double figures, the oldest being 14.  It's about how you treat them when they are alive!  OF course, I totally understand health problems outwith anyones control but you can help it I believe by nuture.

my first one was 5 brain tumour , the one i have now is 5 and i have to say watch him for any signs of anything , husband says i am being parnoid , but it was sucha shock when i lost my first one at a young age.

I just know I will get jumped on from a great height.......but

The way we treat our dogs generally 'these days' should be a vast improvement in years gone by, veterinary treatments, the advent of insurance and the availability of treatment options for our dogs has expanded so you would think that lifespans, if anything should be on the up.  Generally it seems that when these deaths are reported it seems to be to a condition - ie DCM as stated above, etc. I am not in Rotties so can't comment on them specifically, but am talking generally. So I don't think it is the way we 'keep' dogs generally, and whether I treat my dog better than my neighbour next door. If my dog dies of an inherited condition it doesn't really come into it.  We can call the figures tosh, or we can look deeper than that. Some will always buck the trend and I always hope mine are going to be the ones that do, and I wish that on everyone on this board too!