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Dog Age Calculator

The "1 dog year = 7 human years" rule is a myth! Calculate your dog's true age based on their size and actual age.

How to Calculate Dog Years

For decades, people believed that multiplying a dog's age by 7 would give you their age in human years. Modern veterinary science has proven this is entirely incorrect!

The Real Formula

Dogs mature incredibly fast in their first two years of life.

  • Year 1: The first year of a dog's life is roughly equivalent to 15 human years.
  • Year 2: The second year adds about 9 human years (making a 2-year-old dog roughly 24 in human years).
  • Year 3+: After year two, size begins to matter. Small dogs age about 4 human years for every calendar year, medium dogs age 5 years, and large/giant dogs age 6 or more years.