This may seem normal for some dogs, but others, big and small can live up way more than 14 years. the oldest dog was a mongel and died at 29 and was a vegan, and another dog, a collie, was 27. that means that people could live up to 203, but really... does anyone know of any 203 year olds? any one else agree?
2006-10-14 15:22:46 · 10 answers · asked by piano_man_969 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
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2006-10-14 15:24:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Veterinarians have done a resent test to accurately calculate dog years.....instead of being 7years to 1 human years, it is found that the first year of life for a dog will go by as 7years. But every year after it will only be 4years. So take the 29 year old 'mongel' If it was in the best of health it can live to that age. (119yrs old) Remember that dogs don't have the same illnesses as humans, they aren't exposed to the hazards that people are. Did you know that what people eat have much more preservatives and chemicals than the food that dogs eat? Keep that in mind.
2006-10-14 22:48:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Basically, there is no correlation of dog:human. As a general rule, smaller dogs live longer and the larger the dog, the shorter the life span. So, if a toy poodle lives an average of 14-15 years, then that would make him like the average 75-80 year old person (the average lifespan of human, generally speaking). He would be middle aged at 7-8 years old. A Great Dane may live to be 8 or 9 years old, so he would be around 75-80 years old in comparison to a human, and he would be middle aged at 3-4 years old. Does this help?
2006-10-14 22:56:58 · answer #3 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard a better way to do it was to make a 1-year-old dog 21, and then every human year on top of that was equal to 4 dog years. That would still make your 29 year old dog about 137 though, and that's still kind of high.
2006-10-14 22:26:22 · answer #4 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Longevity correlates with a number of other factors, like body size, duration of growth period, fecundity (rate of reproduction), and rate of energy metabolism. In general, larger animals live longer. The smallest and shortest-lived of the mammals, and also the one with the fastest metabolism, is the shrew. If you want to know how old your dog is you take your dog's age and multiply it by seven and that gives you human years for your dog. What's really going on is that a dog has a metabolic rate that's about seven times faster than a human's metabolic rate.
2006-10-14 22:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by jt1isme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs do not literally age 7 times faster than us, its just there to make it more reasonable.
2006-10-14 22:31:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a vet however I think it is more of a progression/maturing thing that is taken into account...also, a dogs life in most cases is an easy one ...eat , sleep and make his master happy.
2006-10-14 22:30:58 · answer #7 · answered by flyboy5051 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its an average - the average human doesnt live to be 110 but it can happen, the average dog doesnt live to b 23 yrs but it can happen
2006-10-14 22:42:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with you
2006-10-14 22:25:00 · answer #9 · answered by ya girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does anyone REALLY know!?
2006-10-14 22:51:49 · answer #10 · answered by symon_sayz2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋