5.4
years (median survival)
verified
Shortest-lived UK breed: Caucasian Shepherd Dog, median survival age
as of 2026-09-07 · license: CC-BY-4.0
- UK primary-care veterinary clinic population (VetCompass), not a census of all dogs of the breed.
Source
Springer Nature (Scientific Reports) — McMillan KM, Bielby J, Williams CL, Upjohn MM, Casey RA, Christley RM (2024). Longevity of companion dog breeds: those at risk from early death. Scientific Reports 14:531. Supplementary Table S3.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-50458-w
retrieved 2026-09-07
Method
Quoted verbatim from the source above.