Your dog’s REAL age in ‘dog years’ revealed (and it’s not their age multiplied by seven)
WORKING out your pet's age in 'dog years' simply by multiplying it by seven is actually a myth.
This doesn't stop people from estimating the equivalent human age of their beloved pets though - so a team of researchers has tried to create a new and more accurate way to determine the answer.
The new formula is based on changes to DNA over time and took a lot of scientific research to create.
You'll need a special type of calculator to work out the equation – which you
Then you type your dog's age into the calculator, press enter and then multiply the number you get by 16.
Next, add 31 and you have your supposedly new and improved human dog age answer.
"Comparison with human methylomes reveals a nonlinear relationship which translates dog to human years, aligns the timing of major physiological milestones between the two species, and extends to mice."
Similarities were found to be greatest when young dogs and young humans were compared as well as old dogs and older humans.
Then it was concluded that the formula for working out the human age of a dog is human_age = 16ln(dog_age) + 31.
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