left-arrow-icon
dog-human-icon

Dog Years to Human Years

Dog Age Calculator - Find puppy age or dog age in human years

Home

Calculator

Dog Age in Human Years Calculator


You can enter dog's age by years, months, weeks or days OR select the date of birth to compute human years. You can enter human years to find the equivalent dog years.

-

-

-

=

OR

=

How to Convert Dog year to Human year

  • To calculate human years based on dog years or dog's date of birth, enter dog years, months, weeks and days or select dog's date of birth to get human years.

  • Dog years varies by size of dog like small, medium, large and giant sized.

  • To find different sized years select dog size like small, medium, large and giant.

Guidelines on Dog Years to Human Years

Conversion Table Icon
  • There is no single formula to calculate dog years to human years, as the rate at which dogs age varies depending on their breed, size, and overall health. However, there are a few general guidelines that can be used.
  • The first year of a dog's life is equivalent to about 15 human years. The second year of a dog's life is equivalent to about 9 human years. Each additional year of a dog's life is equivalent to about 5 human years.

  • Another guideline is the formula:

    Human age = 16 * ln(dog age) + 31 where ln is the natural logarithm.

  • This formula is based on the research of Dr. Trey Ideker, a professor of genetics at the University of California, San Diego.
  • Puppies age at a much faster rate than humans, especially in their first two years of life. During this time, they are developing rapidly, both physically and mentally.
Here is a general guide for calculating puppy to human years:
  • 1 year old puppy = 15 human years.
  • 2 year old puppy = 24 human years.
  • After 2 years old, each puppy year is equal to about 5 human years.
  • This means that a 3-year-old puppy is equivalent to a 29-year-old human, a 4-year-old puppy is equivalent to a 34-year-old human, and so on. It is important to note that this is just a general guide.
  • Puppy to human age can vary depending on its breed, size, and overall health. For example, small dogs tend to live longer than large dogs, and mixed-breed dogs tend to live longer than purebred dogs.
  • There is a general correlation between breed, size, and lifespan of dogs. Smaller dogs tend to live longer than larger dogs. This is because smaller dogs have a slower metabolism and are less susceptible to certain diseases.
  • Here are some examples of the average lifespan of different breeds of dogs:
  • Small breeds: 13-15 years (e.g., Chihuahua, Yorkshire Terrier, Pomeranian)
  • Medium breeds: 10-13 years (e.g., Beagle, Cocker Spaniel, English Bulldog)
  • Large breeds: 7-10 years (e.g., German Shepherd, Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever)
However, it is important to note that these are just general averages. The actual lifespan of a dog can vary depending on its individual health, genetics, and lifestyle.
Refer the table in next section that captures Dog Years to Human Years and Puppy Years to Human Years based on these general guidelines.

Note: The above content has inputs from Bard, the AI Model from Google

Dog Age Chart (Dog to Human Years)

Conversion Table Icon

Age in Dog Years

Small Breed to Human Year

Medium Size Breed to Human Year

Large Breed to Human Year

Giant / Very Large Breed to Human Year

1 year in dog years

15 year

15 year

15 year

12 year

2 years in dog years

24 year

24 year

24 year

22 year

3 years in dog years

28 year

28 year

28 year

31 year

4 years in dog years

32 year

31 year

32 year

38 year

5 years in dog years

36 year

36 year

36 year

45 year

6 years in dog years

40 year

42 year

45 year

49 year

7 years in dog years

44 year

47 year

50 year

56 year

8 years in dog years

48 year

51 year

55 year

64 year

9 years in dog years

52 year

56 year

61 year

71 year

10 years in dog years

56 year

60 year

66 year

79 year

11 years in dog years

60 year

65 year

72 year

86 year

12 years in dog years

64 year

69 year

77 year

93 year

13 years in dog years

68 year

74 year

82 year

100 year

14 years in dog years

72 year

78 year

88 year

107 year

15 years in dog years

76 year

83 year

93 year

114 year

16 years in dog years

80 year

87 year

99 year

121 year

17 years in dog years

84 year

92 year

105 year

128 year

18 years in dog years

88 year

96 year

111 year

135 year

19 years in dog years

92 year

101 year

117 year

142 year

20 years in dog years

96 year

105 year

122 year

149 year

Puppy Age in Human Years

Conversion Table Icon

Puppy Age

Human Years

1 week

0.31 years

2 weeks

0.63 years

3 weeks

0.94 years

4 weeks / 1 month

1.25 years

6 weeks / 1.5 months

1.88 years

8 weeks / 2 months

2.5 years

10 weeks / 2.5 months

3.13 years

11 weeks

3.44 years

12 weeks / 3 months

3.75 years

13 weeks

4.06 years

14 weeks

4.38 years

15 weeks

4.69 years

16 weeks

5 years

17 weeks

5.31 years

18 weeks

5.63 years

19 weeks

5.94 years

20 weeks

6.25 years

24 weeks

7.5 years

1 month

1.25 years

2 months

2.5 years

3 months

3.75 years

4 months

5 years

5 months

6.25 years

6 months

7.5 years

7 months

8.75 years

8 months

10 years

9 months

11.25 years

10 months

12.5 years

11 months

13.75 years

12 months

15 years

Frequently Asked Questions on Dog Years Calculator

FAQ icon

  • 1 year in dog years means 1 year in dog years to human years. 15 human years equals the first year of a medium-sized dog's life.

  • It varies by size of dog like small, medium, large and giant sized. 15 human years equals the 1 year of a medium-sized dog’s life. Year 2 for a dog equals to 24 human years. Year 3 for a dog equals to 31 human years. And after that, each human year it increases by 4-6 years every year for a dog.

  • 15 years.

  • 24 years.

  • 28 years.

  • 36 years.

  • 31 years.

  • 60 years.

  • 47 years.

  • 51 years.

  • 42 years.

  • 56 years.

  • 74 years.

  • 78 years.

  • 69 years.

  • 83 years.

  • 65 years.

  • 7.5 years.

  • 87 years.

  • 42 years.