When is My Dog the Same "Age" as Me?
Plug in the dates below to see when your life arcs were, or will be in sync
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Enter both birthdays to calculate.
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Human model: expected lifespan 79y, curve exponent β=1.
Dog model (size=medium): expected lifespan 13y, curve exponent β=0.58.
Stage index is: stage = clamp01((age / expectedLifespan)^β). We solve for the closest date where human stage equals dog stage.
What this is / isn’t
- Is: a lifespan-relative, nonlinear “biological stage” estimate.
- Isn’t: a claim that dogs experience time faster, or that “1 dog year = X human years.”
- Assumptions: expected lifespan varies a lot by breed, health, and care; this is a useful approximation, not a truth claim.