Easily Calculate a Dogs Age into Human Years

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Want to figure out how old your dog really is? You can Quickly Calculate Your Dogs Age into Human Years.

Have you heard that old saying that one human year is equivalent to seven in dog years?

While that has been around since the 1970’s it doesn’t take into account size or weight.

The official formula according to the American Veterinary Medical Association states that the first year of a medium-sized dog’s life is equal to 15 years of a human’s life.

The dogs second year then equals nine years for a human.

After that the calculation is five years for a dog. (See your calculation below)

How to Calculate a Dogs Age in Human Years

The average calculation of a dogs age is broken down as follows:

• 15 human years is the same as the first year of a medium sized dog.
• The second year of a dogs life equals about 9 years for a human.
• The remaining years, every human year is equal to an additional 5 years of a dogs life.

Your Dog’s Age in Human Years Calculations

Pets age	Human age for pets 0-20 lbs	Human age for pets 21-50 lbs	Human age for pets 51 -90 lbs.	Human age for pets over 90 lbs
1	15 years	15 years	15 years	12 years
2	24 years	24 years	24 years	22 years
3	28 years	28 years	28 years	31 years
4	32 years	32 years	32 years	38 years
5	36 years	36 year's	36 years	45 years
6	40 years	42 years	45 years	49 years
7	44 years	47 years	50 years	58 years
8	48 years	51years	55 years	64 years
9	52 years	56 years	61 years	71 Years
10	56 years	60years	66 years	78 Years
11	60 years	65 years	72 years	86 Years
12	64years	69years	77 Years	N/A
13	68years	74 years	82 Years	N/A
14	72 years	78 years	88 Years	N/A
15	76 years	83 Years	93 Years	N/A
16	80 years	87 Years	N/A	N/A
17	84 Years	92 Years	N/A	N/A
18	88 Years	96 Years	N/A	N/A
19	92 Years	N/A	N/A	N/A
20	96 Years	N/A	N/A	N/A

How they Calculate Dogs Age to Human Years

Bigger dogs tend to have shorter lives, therefore they age faster.

For example, the life of a Great Dane is just eight years. Therefore a 4-year old Great Dane is already 35 years in human years.

By the time a small dog and even a cat are seven years old they are considered to be a “senior dog.”

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Bottom Line: We Love our Pets

No matter how long our pets come into our lives. The bottom line is that, we love our pets, sometimes unconditionally.

As our pets age they will need extra love and attention to ensure a good quality of life. They deserve as much love, care and attention as any human being out there.

After all, they are often our most loyal and consistent companions.

Do you have a senior canine companion? Tell me about him or her. 

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