why do animals think they are 7 when they are actually 1?!

Question: why do animals think they are 7 when they are actually 1?!
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Asked by TeiganChops to Carolyn, Peter, Richard, Sara, Siana on 17 Nov 2015.
- Richard Unwin answered on 17 Nov 2015:
  
  Hi Teigan,
  
  Are you talking about dog years? I don’t think that the dog keeps count. The whole dog years thing is very much a human invention to help people keep track of their dogs growth and development, which is VERY approximately about seven times faster than ours!

Question: why do animals think they are 7 when they are actually 1?!