My Xenta is 8 now; her parents lived to 10 and 13. There is an old Berner gal here in town who celebrated her 11th birthday last month. Many of them live to a ripe old age, but the early cancer deaths bring the average age of death way down.
terry thompson
missoula, montanaAt 02:33 PM 05/29/03 -0400, maria wrote:
Hi List,
I've been following this list since last September and see all of the postings about cancer deaths (Histio roll call) and other illness related Berner deaths. This got us wondering if there are any of you out there who had a Berner who died of old age and if so to what age did they live. It can't be as bad as it sounds. We love our little guy very, very much and know that the average life span is only 6-7 years because of the illnesses they are prone to. We would really like to hear some of the stats on the lucky Berners who live a long, full, happy, and healthy life. Let us know.
Thanks Maria, Mark, Arabia (the Lab) and Jack (the Berner) Ringwood, NJ
