How old can a rottweiler get

September 8, 2006 1:12pm CST
I have a 14 yr old female rotty & I'm wondering how long they can live. Thanks,RottyMom
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
9 Sep 06
When I was looking around for a new cat food, one of the sites I viewed had both cat & dog food and the animals longevity listed. I believe that the site had rottweilers living until 18 years of age. Next time you take her to the vet ask, they can tell you.
17 Oct 06
My friend has a cat that was 17 & my Mother in Law swears she has one that is 19. Thanks for answering my post. RottyMom
• Australia
27 Jul 09
They live to be 10 years old according to www.justdogbreeds.com/
12 Mar 10
found some information's on www.dogbreedslists.com that they can live up to 16 years.
• India
12 Dec 06
i have a 20 year old .
• United States
12 Dec 06
I think a lot depends on how they're, what they eat, the condtions thay live under and mainly how much love they get.
@bhchy1 (6047)
• United States
17 Oct 06
I expect all depends on healthy they are..
17 Oct 06
So far she's ok health wise,she has a few problems every now & then but,so do I. LOL Thank you for answering. RottyMom
@dlphnrdr (105)
• United States
17 Oct 06
Any animal will live as long as you love it from the bottom of you heart and cuddle it with care.....take care
17 Oct 06
I sure do love her with all my heart & give her a lot of lovin. Thank you for answering. RottyMom
@Kbriscall (191)
• United States
17 Oct 06
I'm for sure, but think 14 is pretty old for a rottie. I have a 18 month old male, and we are expecting him to live around 10 years. My neighbor had to put there's down at 9, however he was over weight and had trouble getting around.
17 Oct 06
My Heidi will be 15 if she lives until March. She has trouble with her left rear leg & can't go up & down the stairs anymore.A company has donated doggy wheels to her,I've been to sick to see how she does with it. Thank you for answering my post. RottyMom
@aweins (4199)
• India
27 Feb 07
what all i know about their age is that they live 10-15 yrs. i just love the dog.
• United States
17 Oct 06
Hiya! Very cute nic I must say (not that I love MY animals or anything, lol). Just wanted to pop in and mention the fact that our neighbors have a male rotty and he's going on 13. So apparently the life spans differ from one pup to the next, some say 10, some say 7, some 15...who knows? All I know is have fun and love her like every day is her last, I do mine! Oh yes...I hope you get to feeling better, and I hope you don't have a hard time getting her adapted to her new wheels! Take care. :)
@ArsonCuff (3114)
• United States
17 Oct 06
In my studies of the Rottweiler breeds I found the following: www.dogbreedinfo.com lists their expectancy between 10-12 years/ also says they tend to snore and over eat ha ha! www.the petprofessor.com states that the bigger the dog the shorter the lifespan, with rottweilers making it generally to their early teens; double digits. Actually every site is a stretch from 8-12 years ..so your vet was in the right ballpark. Therefore, with all things considered, you have an OLD dog there.... Is she still a lively dog, aside from the doggie wheel issues?
• United States
6 Jan 07
I've never had one. But I know that sometimes it even depends on the individual dog as to how long they live (just like people). Here's a good site to find out some info about the breed.. http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/rottweiler.htm Hope that helps.