How old is your dog?

An adult senior brown Puggle dog with graying on his muzzle, brown eyes and a ring tail standing on a sidewalk

Berkly the Beagle / Pug mix breed dog (Puggle) at 11 years old. Notice the graying on his muzzle, above his eyes and ears and on his paws showing his age.

A popular old wives' tale claims that one year of a dog's life is equal to seven human years. This has been proven to be false. For example, dogs are capable of reproducing at around one year of age, but a seven-year-old child is far from sexually mature. Veterinarians have now come up with a much more realistic comparison between human and dog years.

Age of Dog
"Human" Years
5 months
=
10 years
8 months
=
13 years
10 months
=
14 years
1 year
=
15 years
2 years
=
24 years
3 years
=
28 years
4 years
=
32 years
5 years
=
36 years
6 years
=
40 years
7 years
=
44 years
8 years
=
48 years
9 years
=
52 years
10 years
=
56 years
11 years
=
60 years
12 years
=
64 years
13 years
=
68 years
14 years
=
72 years
15 years
=
76 years
16 years
=
80 years
17 years
=
84 years
18 years
=
88 years
19 years
=
91 years
20 years
=
94 years
21 years
=
97 years
22 years
=
100 years
23 years
=
103 years
24 years
=
106 years

Understanding Dog Behavior