Pampered Dog Blog

Most people are aware that dogs age considerably faster than humans. Your dog is really seven years old whenever he reaches his first birthday. This kind of information explains why canines have shorter life spans in actual years than humans do. How exactly did we figure out how quickly they age though? However, dogs don’t age at the same rate every year and some age faster than others. So how exactly was the 7 year figure arrived at, and can it be used as an accurate measure of a dog’s age?

Dogs tend to mature by the time they turn 18 months old. If you do the math, you’ll find out that an 18-month old dog is approximately ten years old in human years. Whenever dogs surpass this age level, they start aging at a different rate. They’ll age at approximately four dog years to one human year after this time. If you want an easy way to determine your dog’s age, you can find online charts to help you. You should also be aware that large and small dogs are different, so these charts will take that into account.

Some charts don’t focus on the actual age of your canine friend, opting instead to focus on their biological age. Under this system, a dog that has a real age of 5 and weighs 51-90 pounds has a human age of 40. On this same chart, a dog that is 11 years old and weighs 0-20 pounds is considered chronologically to be 60. Two of the most important factors when determining your dog’s biological age is his weight and health status.

Unfortunately, every website seems to use its own formula, and you can get different answers on different sites. It seems like everyone has their own method of determining a dog’s age in human years, but why do we care? You shouldn’t have to waste time finding out more than your dog’s age if you know the average lifespan of the breed. You shouldn’t put much thought behind his age in human years if your dog is still relatively healthy and happy. As you can see, dogs don’t always age seven years faster than humans. Doc No. 34Sdlhgsdl -sds

Kristie Brown writes on a variety of topics from health to technology. Check out her websites on Portable water purification system and Water filtration