Your Dog Is How Old?
Who is older and crankier, you or your pet?
Are you wondering why your cat or dog does not seem to have the same playful attitude as just a year ago?
Sometimes we do not realize the difference between animal ages and people ages.
Below is a chart for comparison, provided by a Hawaiian website
Age Comparison Chart for Dogs and Cats
Age of Dog/Cat Human years
3 months 5 years
6 months 10 years
1 year 15 years
2 years 24 years
4 years 32 years
6 years 40 years
8 years 48 years
10 years 56 years
14 years 72 years
18 years 88-91 years *
20 years 91-96 years*
21 years 96-106 years*
*sources differ on the later years
"This chart is based on tooth and bone growth, sexual maturity and other factors related to maturity, it is not exact but is an accurate comparison.
Larger breeds of dogs have a shorter life span and smaller dogs have a longer one but a small dog may mature more quickly in the first few years and a large dog more slowly."
You can view the informative website here.
The next time you chide your 10-year-old dog to “hurry up and get inside,” you might remember that you are yelling at a 56 year old.
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