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Dog Age Calculator

Your dog's age in human years, adjusted for size, because small dogs age slower.

years
Decimals fine: 6 months = 0.5.

How dog years actually work

The old 'multiply by 7' rule is wrong at both ends. Dogs mature extremely fast at first: the first year corresponds to about 15 human years and the second to 9 more. After that, each dog year adds roughly 4 human years for small breeds up to 7 for giants, because large dogs age faster and live shorter lives, a Great Dane is elderly at 7 while a Chihuahua is middle-aged.

The DNA formula

A 2019 UC San Diego study compared DNA methylation clocks in labradors and humans and got human age ≈ 16 × ln(dog age) + 31. It agrees the first years count heavily (a 1-year-old dog is 'about 31') but flattens hard later. It's shown here as a second opinion; it was derived from a single breed.