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Dog age in human years: That's how old your four-legged friend really is

2022-06-22T09:35:49.034Z


Converting dog years into human years: Bello really is that old - the old rule of thumb is considered outdated Created: 06/22/2022, 11:28 am By: Sandra Barbara Furtner To convert your dog's age to human years, many owners use the formula "times seven". However, according to experts, this is not entirely true. San Diego – “How old is my dog ​​in human years?” Many owners ask themselves this que


Converting dog years into human years: Bello really is that old - the old rule of thumb is considered outdated

Created: 06/22/2022, 11:28 am

By: Sandra Barbara Furtner

To convert your dog's age to human years, many owners use the formula "times seven".

However, according to experts, this is not entirely true.

San Diego – “How old is my dog ​​in human years?” Many owners ask themselves this question in order to have an approximate assessment of the phase of life their four-legged friend is currently in or what illnesses one could possibly face.

It is often multiplied by seven.

But this rule of thumb is considered outdated, as reported by landtiere.de.

Dog age in human years: That's how old your four-legged friend really is

On average, smaller dogs live a little longer than their peers.

This dachshund is 16 years old - blind but still fit.

(Iconic image) © blickwinkel/Imago

Researchers at the University of California San Diego took a closer look and developed a new formula based on data from dogs of the Labrador Retriever breed.

It should be far more specific and correct.

Dogs age at different rates.

You could almost say: When you are young, time flies by, you develop very quickly and age particularly quickly, and later this process takes place a little more slowly.

In addition, size, weight, nutrition, care, but also the genes play a decisive role.

Smaller races initially go through the different phases a little faster.

They become sexually mature earlier, usually between the fifth and eighth month of life.

For very large dogs, this can take up to two years.

However, smaller four-legged friends get older than their conspecifics.

For example, a Chihuahua can easily live to be 20 years old, and a Bernese Mountain Dog has a life expectancy of around eight years.

A dachshund can already be described as an older gentleman at the age of nine, and a Great Dane is already a senior at the age of six.

Dog age in human years: Different factors play a role

In order to be able to convert the age of dogs more specifically, the US researchers propose the following formula.

  • human age = 16 x In (dog age) + 31

  • The best way to determine this is with a pocket calculator with the appropriate button.

    The in function stands for natural logarithm.

In order to simplify the somewhat complicated calculation, we have summarized the following representation for you.

Rough classification: small dog (up to 9 kg), medium-sized dog (9 to 23 kg), large dog (23 to 45 kg)

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dog age

Small dog

medium sized dog

big dog

1

20

18

14

2

28

27

22

3

32

33

31

4

36

39

40

5

40

45

49

6

44

51

58

7

48

57

68

8th

52

63

76

9

56

69

85

10

60

75

94

11

64

80

99

If you do not know the age of your four-legged friend, for example because you adopted your darling from animal welfare, veterinarians or animal shelters can give a rough estimate.

They judge based on different characteristics such as the condition of the teeth or the texture of the fur.

Of course, this does not work exactly to the month, but it can be said whether the four-legged friend is a puppy, young dog or adult dog.

Source: merkur

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