Here’s a better way to convert dog years to human years, scientists say
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/11/here-s-better-way-convert-dog-years-human-years-scientists-say
A biological clock governs aging in dogs just as in humans.
Our Scotch collie, Buckaroo, is just shy of 14 years old. Following the long-debunked but still popular idea that one dog year equals seven human years, he’s almost a centenarian. (This “formula” may be based on average life spans of 10 and 70 years for dogs and people, respectively.) Now, researchers say they have a new formula (see calculator below) to convert dog years to human years—one with some actual science behind it.