{"id":4635,"date":"2022-10-26T12:57:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T19:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/?p=4635"},"modified":"2022-10-26T12:57:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T19:57:31","slug":"dog-age-calculator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2022\/10\/dog-age-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Age Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways about a dog&#8217;s age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The 7:1 ratio is flawed \u2014<\/strong>As it turns out, figuring your dog\u2019s age is more complex than multiplying by seven. That old rule of thumb that one dog year equals seven human years is based on the notion that dogs live about 10 years and humans live to about 70.<\/li><li><strong>There isn\u2019t a perfect formula \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>A dog age calculator is a great way to get a better idea of your dog\u2019s age in human years, but parents of rescue dogs may not know their pet\u2019s birth date. 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