Best Answer: They usually live for about 12-15 years. They can live up to 20, but that is extremely rare. I have a sheltie and she is about ten and she sounds like the spitting image of your dog in activity.
In 2015, the US will have a declared military and defense budget of $601 billion, which is more than the next 7 highest spending countries combined. The following graphics show how the US will make use of its billions. Skye Gould/Business Insider.
Under the Obama Administrationâs final defense plan, the Department of Defenseâs (DoDâs) base budget would have averaged $540 billion per year (in 2017 dollars) for the years 2017 through 2021. CBO estimates that costs under that plan would have climbed steadily thereafter, reaching almost $600 billion by 2032. The Administrationâs planned budgets for DoD and other national defense activities would have exceeded the limits set by the Budget Control Act after 2017.