{"id":3782,"date":"2024-06-27T18:41:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gingercavalier.com\/blog\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2024-06-27T18:41:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:41:37","slug":"how-do-dog-years-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gingercavalier.com\/blog\/how-do-dog-years-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do Dog Years Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people consider that a dog\u2019s year is equal to seven human years. It\u2019s not exactly clear how society got stuck on that ratio, but one thing is sure \u2013 this type of calculation isn\u2019t exactly accurate.
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While our blog\u2019s mascot is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, these tips apply for any breed.<\/p>\n

Converting human years to dog years isn\u2019t as simple as one might think. Dogs mature and get older much faster than humans and the relationship between their age and our ages isn\u2019t constant over time.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why just multiplying the dog\u2019s years with seven doesn\u2019t quite work.<\/p>\n

No Standardized Calculating Model<\/h3>\n

Even today, there isn\u2019t a standardized calculating model for dog years, but there are few helpful methods. One method takes into account the human and dog maximum life-spans and important life-stage markers like puberty, adulthood and senior age.<\/p>\n

Dogs reach their adulthood within the first two years of their lives. During this period they have passed infancy, preteen and teenage and become adults. A two-year-old dog can be somewhere between 15 and 24 human years. Starting to count the adult ages you can add 4 human years to every dog\u2019s year.<\/p>\n

The problem with this method is that it doesn\u2019t take a dog\u2019s breed, weight, and body-size into account. Without these factors, the method is lacking accuracy. For example, it\u2019s a well-known fact that large dog breeds tend to get older faster than small breeds so you cannot put all of them in one basket.<\/p>\n

Dog Year Calculator<\/h3>\n

The dog year calculator was developed by a team of scientists that collected data on 23.000 dogs to evaluate the average life-span of the pet according to breed. Using the data they were able to conduct a formula for converting dog years to human years. It turned out that the calculation is a bit more complicated than multiplying by seven.<\/p>\n