Dog years.............?

Question

How do you find out how old your dog is in dog years.

Answer 1

http://www.veternet.com/dogagechart.html

dog man
6 months 10 years
8 months 13 years
10 months 14 years
12 months 15 years
18 months 20 years
2 years 22 years
4 years 32 years
6 years 40 years
8 years 48 years
10 years 56 years
12 years 64 years
14 years 72 years
16 years 80 years
18 years 88 years
20 years 96 years
21 years 100 years

Answer 2

Depending on the breed. large breeds are usually 1 dog year equals 15 human. Then 2 = 21 years. After that each dog year represents 7 human years.

Answer 3

Most people say 1 year is 7 dog years. but with the average dog living to 15 and the average human living to 90 (ish)....

It is closer to 6 dog years per one human years. You can use the equation (average dog age)*x = average human age to figure it out with changing stats.

Answer 4

accually the first 2 years = 25 human years and then each year slows down to be only 4 human years.
ex. a 4 year old dog is 33 human years old

Answer 5

The old “1 dog year = 7 human years” belief is wrong, but many people still believe it (just look at all these misinformed people here as proof).

Although there is no universal conversion, since it differs depending on the dog’s size, b.w.’s answer is mostly correct. Ignore these others.

Answer 6

7 years to 1 human year

Answer 7

1 person year is 7 dog years.

Answer 8

The new standards created by vets have the first two years equaling 25 human years and each year thereafter equals 4 human years.

Answer 9

My vet has a nice chart in the reception area, but generally speaking . . .

human years x 7 = dog years

Answer 10

The term dog years refers to a popular myth that household pets—specifically dogs and cats—age seven years for each human year. For example, a dog of age 9 would be said to be "63 in dog years". In technical terms, this is not correct: Most household pets do not age in any linear correspondence with human aging. Dogs and cats age much more quickly in their early life than in their later life relative to humans. For example, the human equivalent of a one-year-old cat or dog is actually between about 10 and 15 years—a one-year-old dog or cat has generally reached its full growth and is sexually mature, although it might still be lanky and need to fill in a more mature musculature, similar to human teenagers. 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.
However, even that rough guideline varies immensely from breed to breed. For example, giant dog breeds might suffer from arthritis and heart disease by the age of 7 or 8, while some small terrier breeds might live 20 years. According to the UC Davis Book of Dogs, small-breed dogs (such as small terriers) become geriatric at about 11 years; medium-breed dogs (such as larger spaniels) at 10 years; large-breed dogs (such as German Shepherd Dogs) at 8 years; and giant-breed dogs (such as Great Danes) at 7 years. Conversely, giant breeds mature mentally and physically more slowly than small breeds. With the advent of computerized data collection for breeds and for veterinarians, it has become possible to establish reliable records for average and typical life expectancies of animals. British life expectancy data show that mixed-breed dogs have a life expectancy of 13.2 years; some breeds, including the Bernese Mountain Dog, Bulldog, and Irish Wolfhound, have median life expectancies of only around 7 years, while the median is over 14 years for some small dogs, including Whippets, Miniature Poodles, Miniature Dachshunds, Bedlington Terriers, and Jack Russell Terriers.