Maybe I confused GS with Great Danes but I thought around ten years. Looks like I was wrong.
Well, you can have dogs that don’t live as long, it depends on the lines and health as well...as far as I know, Great Danes only live about 6 or 7 years :(
The average GS probably makes it to 11 years.
Even the GSDCA has a 13 Club (which my dog missed by 1 stinking day), which is actually for dogs that made 12 and up. (I don’t know if they dumbed it down to 12 from 13, hence the name.) I’m sure they acknowledge you’re pretty lucky to make it to 12.