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The variable formula reflects the fact that dogs develop quickly early in their lives. Over time for many dog breeds, this variable formula might average out to the common belief that one human year is equal to about seven dog years. Others use a variable formula that reflects the belief that the first two years of a dog's life are approximately equal to 10-11 years each, with each year thereafter being equal to about four human years.

You can do research online to find special calculators that will estimate a dog's age based upon its size and breed. The most accurate calculation of dog years must take into account the particular breed and size of the dog in question. Although dog experts do not agree on a standard formula, there are some similarities in the ways different people think about things. Given these differences in life expectancy based upon breed and size, you can see that a simple formula of one human year being equal to seven dog years would not be accurate. Giant dog breeds, like mastiffs, might only live 7-8 years.

Medium and large dogs tend to live shorter lives (10-13 years). How old a dog will live depends upon many factors, including its particular breed and size as an adult. As you're ready for high school, the dog will be ready for the retirement home! If it helps, you can also think of it this way: a dog's lifespan is a lot shorter than yours (maybe 15 years compared to 75 or more for you), so that means a dog ages much more quickly in the same amount of time. If you and a dog are born on the same day, the dog will develop and age much more quickly throughout its lifetime than you will.įor example, when you hit your teenage years, the dog will be quite advanced in age. These developmental differences can be seen throughout a dog's lifetime. A one- year-old dog (in human years), though, does behave much more like an older child.

A one- year-old child still relies on its parents for nearly everything. The idea of a “ dog year" probably came about as a result of the fact that dogs develop at a different rate than human beings. In fact, most dogs we know seem blissfully unaware of whether it's Monday or the weekend! Not only do dogs not wear wristwatches, but most dogs we know seem quite unconcerned with the time. Who came up with this idea? We're fairly certain it wasn't a dog. Have you heard the popular myth that one human year is equal to seven dog years? This would mean that a dog that is one human year old (365 days) is developmentally about the same as a human child who is seven years old.