Boerboels aging

[lance]

Greetings all,

New to this forum but not to this terrific breed. I have been out of the boerboel scene for nearly 10 years so my knowledge is a bit dated. I recently lost my 91/2 year old male( a Grassland boy) to arthritis and was wondering about the breeds current longevity. Are there more dogs making to 10 ten years and older now? My wife and I are devastated by the loss of our Angus and would consider another boerboel if there are lines that seem to be producing longer living dogs.

Thanks for your time,
Lance

 

[DDSK]

Really a shame with all these large breed mastiffs and their short life cycles.
They are such wonderful dogs.

 

[DMikeM]

The Mizpah line is long lived.

Mizpah Bakkop (Bekki) passed at 14 years old last fall and has a son who is 12/13.​

I am checking to see if he is still alive as well.