we have all heard that dogs age 7 years for every 1 human years? is there any scientific data to back this up or is this just someones opinion. i just lost a beloved pet of 13 years so if this is true then he lived a long life compared to some right??????????
2006-09-24 22:17:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Hi I was told by my Vet the following: Dogs actually do most of their growing up during the first year of life. As we know, by age one, a dog is full-grown and is able to have puppies. A one-year-old dog is about the same age as a 15yr old person.At 2, your dog is equivalent to a 24yr old adult.
For each of the following 2 dog yrs, add 4 human yrs (so a 4yr old dog is the same age as a 32yr old person).
Now if your dog is over 4yrs old, you'll need to add five human yrs for each dog yr.When you figure it out this way, dogs and people have almost the identical life expentancy.It is easier to understand that a 12yr old dog is a senior citizen if you realise that the dog is really 72 in human yrs.So your dog had a good life.
2006-09-24 23:37:09 · answer #1 · answered by didog 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's not really someone's opinion...it's based on a ratio of life expectany betweeen dogs and humans.
if the life expectancy of a human is 72 years and a dog is 10 years, then for every 1 year that the dog lives, it's as though they are another 7.2 years older. so a 13 year old dog would be like a 93 year old human.
the problem is that different breeds of dogs have different life expectancies... and also, humans in third world countries have different life expectancies than humans in modern contries. so, there will never be an exact calculation. 7 is the average, and then you can change it based on where you live and what type of dog it is.
2006-09-25 05:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No....the "7 per 1" year thing has never been correct. It was just someone's lazy way of calculating, because it doesn't take into account different lifespans expected in different breeds. It considers them to be all the same, and they're not at all.
In general, smaller breeds live much longer than larger breeds, which live longer than giant breeds. A 10-year-old toy poodle is becoming middle-aged (they often live into late teens/early twenties), a 10-year-old German Shepherd dog is starting to get 'old' (they often live into mid-teens), and a 10-year-old Great Dane is 'ancient'....often dead. :-/
Ask your veterinarian for a nice pamphlet just put out by IDEXX (they'll know who that is.) It has a very good color-coded chart to help you determine your pet's "real" age (in "human" years.)
Sorry to hear about your furbaby. :-(
Sending you my heartfelt condolences.
2006-09-25 05:33:35 · answer #3 · answered by A Veterinarian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different breeds have different life spans. Most small dogs live longer than large dogs because their bodies do not have to work as hard to supply blood and oxygen to the body. Mid size dogs live about 12 to 16 years.
2006-09-25 07:00:06 · answer #4 · answered by Dalmatian Rescue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No such type of formula is there man, its just a anakyzation that dog lives around 14-15 years. thats it.
2006-09-25 05:26:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep! Most breeds of dog die of old age around 13/14. A good innings!
2006-09-25 05:19:39 · answer #6 · answered by Bart S 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Could give nme the rerference of the detail you have said.
2006-09-25 05:23:21 · answer #7 · answered by Devaraj A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep u started it with good old puppy love...PeAcE
2006-09-25 05:29:24 · answer #8 · answered by michael looooou 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-25 05:48:18 · answer #9 · answered by Leo H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...............ain't you glad your loving pet goes before you ...................can you imagine him without you.....................
2006-09-25 05:21:04 · answer #10 · answered by spaceman 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋