Figure out how old your dog really is using our dog age calculators. For fun, figure out how old you are in dog years too! It used to be thought that 1 dog year = 7 human years. That formula has been ...

The old rule of thumb for calculating a pet’s age in “human years” is simple: Just multiply by 7. By that common guideline, a 3-year-old cat is a young adult, equivalent to a human 21-year-old. And a ...

Knowing your dog's age helps to ensure correct care, nutrition, and health choices. Adoption papers and vet guesses are useful, but one of the best physical clues of age is your dog's teeth. Discover ...

The old way to think about your dog's "human age" — the age in actual years times seven — is wrong. And researchers now have a new formula they think will calculate your dog's age more accurately.

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As the dog days of summer approach, it’s time to confirm, once and for all, how old your dog really is in human years. University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have nuzzled ...

Most dog lovers have heard the old adage that one human year is equal to seven years for our canine friends. Scientists at UC San Diego say they have debunked that myth — and created a better model ...

If you're a dog owner, you have probably heard the popular myth that a single human year is equal to seven 'dog years'. That would make Britain's oldest dog, a 22-year-old Staffy from Devon named ...

To estimate your dog’s age in human years, multiply the dog’s age by seven, right? Wrong. A more accurate conversion isn’t so easy to do in your head: Multiply the natural logarithm of the dog’s age ...

The largest-ever study of dog behavior, tracking more than 47,000 pets, reveals how breed, size, sex, and age shape canine traits. It provides insights that could help identify early signs of illness ...

One dog year is not equivalent to seven human years, despite widespread use of the ratio for calculating the age of canine companions. Presumably, the ratio is based on the average lifespan of dogs ...