Who decided this? How the hell do they know?
2007-03-21 10:35:10 · 8 answers · asked by Rachael H 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Oh. Lol. Think I thought it was because there lives took so much longer than ours. Spend so much time worrying about my dog for the 4 hours I leave him on a Wednesday that it must seem like days to him!
2007-03-21 10:40:28 · update #1
Having one of those days where I keep "wondering about things"
2007-03-21 10:41:21 · update #2
It is a common belief that 1 human year is equal to 7 dog years. That is not very accurate, since dogs reach adulthood within the first couple of years. The formula used below is from a canine expert and is a bit more accurate. (as accurate as one can judge these things)
The formula is: 10.5 dog years per human year for the first 2 years, then 4 dog years per human year for each year after.
2007-03-21 10:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by leslie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is an excellent question! Unfortunately, I don't have an answer... The general idea behind it is compared to our lifespan and hormone developement, it would be 7 "dog years" to one human year but what I don't understand is why they didn't apply this concept to other animals? Like Hamsters or cats or snakes... Dogs aren't the only ones with shorter lifespans!! One flaw I have noticed with the dog year theory is when you have a dog who lives 15+ years, that'd mean they're 105+ in dog years... What human lives to be 105+? And I've met several dogs who lived anywhere from 15-22 years. It's not an anomaly!
2007-03-21 10:42:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think a dog knows if you have been out 4 hours or 10 minutes it still wags the old tail .so don't worry!!
2007-03-21 10:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just a rough estimate of when they grow thorugh stages of their lives compared to humans. It certainly isn't very accurate and is different for different breeds.
2007-03-21 10:39:34 · answer #4 · answered by allyalexmch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont know who decided it , but think it is worked out at their maturity rate compared to humans also their life span .
2007-03-21 10:38:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol its cause since dogs live shorter lives then us so they developed this system so whenever we counted how old a dog is that would be how old he would be as a human
2007-03-21 10:38:02 · answer #6 · answered by Tati 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont no its fing crazy
2007-03-21 10:48:32 · answer #7 · answered by kingcobrafreack 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need a hobby....why does it matter might I ask?
2007-03-21 10:39:15 · answer #8 · answered by greenbuddha03 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋