A dog’s life span may be linked to the size of its schnoz, according to a new study of data from more than 584,000 dogs across the United Kingdom.

Miniature dachshunds, for instance, which are both small and long-nosed, had a median lifespan of 14 years, compared to just 9.8 years for French bulldogs, which are medium-sized dogs with flat noses.

Small long-nosed (or dolichocephalic) dog breeds such as Whippets have the highest life expectancies in the UK, whilst male dogs from medium-sized flat-faced (or brachycephalic) breeds such as ...

Smaller dogs with long noses, like miniature dachshunds and shiba inus, live the longest, according to an analysis of over 580,000 dogs in the UK. Meanwhile, medium-sized breeds, such as English ...

Brits love dogs of all shapes and sizes (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) We all want our beloved companions to live forever, but which dogs enjoy the most years?. Small, long-nosed dogs – such as ...

Of purebred breeds, small dogs with long noses had the longest median life expectancy of 13.3 years. Miniature dachshunds, for instance, live around 14 years. But bulldogs, ...

They found that small, long-nosed female dogs live the longest on average, reaching a median lifespan of 13.3 years. However, the news isn't great for flat-faced breeds.

The researchers found that small, long-nosed female dogs tended to have the longest lifespans among pure breeds overall, with a median lifespan of 13.3 years.

Head shape also played a role, with long-nosed dogs twice as likely to experience cognitive dysfunction a medium- and short-nosed dogs. "Even though short-nosed dogs have higher predisposition to ...

A dog’s life span may be linked to the size of its schnoz, according to a new study of data from more than 584,000 dogs across the United Kingdom.

A large study published Thursday looked at data from more than 584,000 dogs across the United Kingdom and found that snout length, along with body size and sex, can influence how long a dog is ...