dog years, how do they work?

Question

Its been bugging me all day, i just wanted to know when someone asks "oh how old is your dog" they say something like 4 year but then ?? something dog years. Whats the difference? how do they work it out and why do dogs have two different ages (the human age and the dog age)?

Answer 1

1 year of a dogs life is like 7 human years. For example, if your dog is 3 then it would be like a human being 21.



ADDED: Looks like the "thumbs down" fairy is back hard at work today!!

Answer 2

Canine Age

Human Age



2 Months

14 Months



6 Months

5 Years



8 Months

9 Years



1 Year

15 Years



2 Years

24 Years



3 Years

28 Years



4 Years

32 Years



5 Years

37 Years



6 Years

42 Years



7 Years

47 Years



8 Years

52 Years



9 Years

57 Years



10 Years

62 Years



11 Years

67 Years



12 Years

72 Years



13 Years

77 Years



14 Years

82 Years

Answer 3

From my understanding, the whole dog years thing was created to better understand and compare how dogs age in comparison to their human counterparts.

I've been told that within the first year of a dog's life they age the equivalent of 12 human years. Then after that they age approximately 7 human years per year. So.. that would mean that a 2 year old dog is (give or take) the equivalent of a 19 year old teenager.

Answer 4

Dog years are based on the physical maturity of the dog over it's lifespan as compared to human years. The first year of a dogs life is approximately equal to 18 years...in other words most dogs are fully mature (physically) by the end of the first year, the same as humans in 18 years. We don't typically continue to grow beyond 18 years of age. After that, dog years are counted as 7 years to 1 one human year.



So when a dog is 10 years old, while that is young for a human it is elderly for a dog. An average 10 year old dog is the physical equivalent to an 80 year old man. Not as spry as he once was!



Consequently, the average is a little lower for small dogs. In general, the larger the breed, the longer the puppy stage, but the shorter the overall lifespan.



Chihuahua = 8 months to maturity and an average 20 year average expected life span.



Saint Bernard = 2 years to maturity and a 10-12 year average expected life span.

Answer 5

It is 1 human year and 7 dog years. Somewhere they have experimented and found out that the dog ages at a rate of 7 to 1 of ours.

Why they haven't ever said anything about a bird, a cat, a horse or a cow??????? But just the dog.

Answer 6

seven dog years to every one human year so i know of anyway. the human age is working out how long the owner has the dog, the dog year is basically the age and stage the dog is in comparison

Answer 7

popular myth suggests that "one dog year equals seven human years". But really, the human equivalent of a one-year-old dog is between about 10 and 15 years. The second year is equivalent to about another 3 to 8 years in terms of physical and mental maturity, and each year thereafter is equivalent to only about 4 or 5 human years

Answer 8

For every one year in human age, it is 7 years in dog years.

Answer 9

1 year = 7 years in dog years

Answer 10

The size and the health of the dog matter in determining the ageing process, your vet should have a chart in his office ask him/her the next time you are there.

Answer 11

7 years of dog's life equals 1 year of human's life.

Answer 12

ok there are 7 dog years in 1human year so by the time u are one year older ur dog is 7

Answer 13

1 "Human" Year = 7 "Dog" Years.



So if someone asks how old your dog is and you say he's 4 years old, you could also say that in dog years he is 28 years old.

Answer 14

all these people are retarded. It used to be thought that 1 human year = 7 dog years. But a recent study has shown that it is actually closer to 4.5 dog years = 1 human year.

Answer 15

It said that dogs age 7 times faster than humans.



So, say that your dog is 3, that would be 21 in dog years.



Don't ask me, thats what they say.

Answer 16

dont know why but I hear to add 7 years to a human year

Answer 17

they say seven so i agree. you can notice that young pups are very playful and active but after a few years ( times seven for dogs ) they just lie around and don't care to do anything like maybe your husband.

Answer 18

They don't work. They don't exist. Dogs live for about 18 years tops and then die.