Solovyova Lyudmyla / Shutterstock. Dogs age at different rates compared to humans, but the simple rule of 7 dog years to 1 human year is far from accurate. If humans aged seven times slower than dogs, then many of us would be able to reproduce at age 7 and live to be 150. Obviously that's not the case. The reason that dogs can reach full sexual maturity after only a year is that our canine friends age faster during the first two years of their lives than humans do. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images. Even this general statement is slightly off since smaller breeds tend to mature faster than larger breeds.
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Photo Credit: Â©2015 Ryan C Kunkle, licensed to About.com, Inc. This 7x15 foot layout features an outer loop with an O-72 minimum radius to handle larger 3-Rail trains and a more involved over-under figure-8 inner loop with an O-54 minimum curve.Layout at a Glance. 1  Scale: O. 2  Size: 7x15' (84x180). 3  Minimum Curve: O-54. 4  Minimum Switch: O-54. 5  Maximum Grade: 4%.his 7x15 foot layout features an outer loop with an O-72 minimum radius to handle larger 3-Rail trains and a more involved over-under figure-8 inner loop with an O-54 minimum curve. Layout at a Glance.