Dog cohort comparison

Border Collie vs Australian Shepherd

Compare like-for-like population measures without turning a cohort difference into an individual prognosis.

Side-by-side source records

The measured difference is 0.6 years in this UK dataset.

MeasureBorder CollieAustralian Shepherd
UK median survival13.1 years13.7 years
95% confidence interval13–13.2 years12.8–14.6 years
Source records20,886286
Descriptive result

Australian Shepherd has the higher point estimate in this source table. That does not prove that one individual animal will live longer, remain healthier or cost less than another.

Interpretation

Survival is not the same as healthspan.

The source comparison does not measure mobility, cognition, independence, lifetime veterinary cost or the effect of a supplement. Differences can reflect population composition, health, care and other confounding.

Underlying records

Inspect each profile and its limitations.