German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America

Linda_B · Newbie Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 2

My GWP has just turned 15 and the vet is amazed she's still alive and still in such good shape. She is mostly blind, going deaf and a little arthritic. She needs help on stairs but still walks 1 1/2 - 2 miles a day.

So my question is How old can a GWP get to be?

cjs180 · Junior Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 64 Location: Oshkosh WI

WOW, that is like 105 years old in human years! Sorry I am not able to answer your question.
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Linda_B · Newbie Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 2

Thanks for the reply. I'm curious to know if anyone has stories about how old their dogs have gotten to be. Or maybe a breeder knows of any dogs of theirs that lived to great age.

Having a blind, 15 year old GWP who still thinks she's 2 is quite an experience! The goofiness never wears off. She's a retired hunter, by the way.

Jon · Senior Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 117

I owned Ch. Hilltop's Suzie Wong (a repeat breeding of the famous "Racket") and she lived to 16 years 8 months-more out of sheer obstinance than anything else.