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.
As a first step toward rebuilding Americaâs military, Congress should increase the FY 2016 defense budget to $584 billion. Six years of defense cuts, totaling 25 percent reductions in annual spending, have degraded the U.S. military, and it needs to be rebuilt.efense cuts have occurred in three phases over six years. The first phase (FY 2010âFY 2011) incurred a $20 billion reduction in the topline and concentrated cuts on terminating or reducing modernization programs. The FY 2012 budget was then cut by another $49 billion.