How can you figure out how old your Siberian husky is?

Answer 1

The standard though that a dog's ages 7 years for every one human year untrue because the first year or two of a dog's life represent the human equivlant of 18-25 years. This ratio varies with size and breed. Size and breed influence the rate at which a dog ages. Smaller dogs tend to live longer than larger dogs, they may mature more quickly in the first few years of life. A large dog may mature more slowly at first but already be considered elderly at age 5 or 6. Small breeds aren't considered to be elderly until around age 10 or 11.

As rough approximation, by 8 months to a year of age a dog has generally reached its full growth and is sexually maturity, although it might still be lanky and need to fill out to look like an adult, more than a puppy. This is similar to human teenagers. After the first two years, the ratio is about 5 dog years to 1 calendar year for small and medium breeds and 6-7 dog years to 1 calendar year for large and giant breeds. That is why at 10 years of age a Mastiff would be considered 80 years old in human years, while a Pug would only be 64.