the misconception that a dog's age is calculated to the older formula of a ratio of 7:1 yrs.
when in reality it is closer to 4:1 yrs., after the second year of life.
Why that is I do not know but I do know that I get a lot of arguments from dog owners
when I tell them that the old rule of thumb was never scientific, let alone making
any common sense.
With the advancement of medicine prolonging human lives, why is it so
difficult to accept that veterinary medicine has also grown exponentially as has
the science that produces the food our dogs and cats eat. That why I am posting this
graph about dog ages from birth to death in the interest of dog owners everywhere. The
calculations are even more finite than those I usually use in my explanation of the
subject. It isn't "new". At least not to me or anyone else who works closely with dogs.
So here you have it:
By these methods of calculating, my dog "Laddie" is about the same age as I am. We are both
getting on in years. Grow old with me and be my love.
Laddie thanks you and sends his "woofies".
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