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Friday, January 18, 2008

You sit, looking at your dog that has been with you for a countless number of years. You wonder..."If Spot was actually a human...how old would he be? Would he still play ball, or sit under the tree in the garden like Grandpa?"...Well dogs age differently and the magical 7 years does not always apply. Euro Puppy is proud to present some very interesting and useful statistics -that was performed in the US. The results are based on a chart developed by Dr. Fred L. Metzger, State College, PA. All dog-lovers who want to know the real age of their dogs...in human years, look at your dog's age...then look at what weight category in pounds he or she belongs to. You will then see the age equivalent in human years.

Dog Age


It is also important to note that larger breeds of dogs have a shorter life span than smaller dogs, and a small dog may mature more quickly in the first few years than a large dog would.

Comments

This is a very helpful sheet you have there. WE own a 9 months old tea cup Chihuahua and weren't really sure how old he was in human years and this has clarified a lot of questions we had. Great blog by the way. You are invited to visit ours at http://www.dogs-news.com and comment on it. Thanks

Posted by Because of Dali at Monday, January 28, 2008 21:40:45

We are glad you found it helpful! Yes, it does answer a lot of questions. Thanks for the compliment. We always strive to make it a great site to visit.

Greetings,

Euro Puppy

Posted by Euro Puppy Marketing at Tuesday, January 29, 2008 02:02:00

Makes sense. My 55-lb shephard mix mut is going on 14 years, and he acts like an 80-something year old man, but not a nearly-100 yr old man (4*7=98).

Posted by Sister A at Tuesday, January 29, 2008 06:04:18

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