Dogs age more quickly than humans. It used to be that one human year was equal to seven “dog years”. But recent studies have shown that this isn’t exactly true. Multiplying your dog’s age by seven may be easy to do, but it won’t accurately convert dog years to human years. Science states that the first year of a dog’s life is equivalent to a human's first 12-15. The second year of a dog’s life equals about 9-10 human years, while each year after that is worth about 4-5 human years. So, a year in dog years could equal anywhere from 4-15 human years, depending on which life stage your dog is in and their size. The dog life stages are the puppy, adolescent or teenage, adult, and senior stages. Size of dogs: small (up to 20 lbs), Medium (21-50 lbs), large (51-100 lbs) x-large (over 100 lbs) This is the opposite in the animal kingdom where larger animals usually outlive smaller ones. Smaller dogs are usually considered seniors at the age of 7, while large breed dogs might be considered seniors at age 5 or 6. Other researchers show that because large-breed dogs age faster, they also develop age-related diseases earlier in their lives. Another theory is that small dogs might tend to be “pampered”—carried around in purses or kept inside, for example—while large dogs tend to lead a more active lifestyle. A more active lifestyle comes with risks which could lead to earlier mortality. There is a chart, if go to www.petmd.com that will give you a basic idea of what life stage your dog is in and how old your dog is in human years. Please note that these are not exact guidelines.
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