A few days ago, I mentiond Edward Tufte's great book on the visual display of quantitative data. Tufte also has a web site that celebrates good data presentations, including these three produced by New York Times illustrator Megan Jaegerman.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
How Much Is That Doggy in the Window?
A few days ago, I mentiond Edward Tufte's great book on the visual display of quantitative data. Tufte also has a web site that celebrates good data presentations, including these three produced by New York Times illustrator Megan Jaegerman.
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Who the F spends $200 a year on dog training?
ReplyDeleteCost of my dog:
Food: probably $580 or more, but I live in northern Canada, where a gallon of milk costs $6, and I feed my dog fresh food.
Vet: $95 every three years. They don't actually need the shots every year.
Training: $0, lifetime.
Grooming supplies: I think I spent $15 on a brush at first, and we share shampoo.
Leashes, collars and toys: $15 for a leash, and she's on her second collar, so I think $45 so far in four years. And she gets my old blankets for a bed.
Flea and pest treatment: $0.
Total: about $630 a year, plus about $30 in initial costs, plus the "purchase" of the dog was $300: spaying her and flying her to me. Over 11 years she'd cost $6,930. Over her 16-year life expectancy, $10,080.
I know people who spend more than that on booze every year.
"Who the F spends $200 a year on dog training?"
ReplyDeleteI do. Last year: Derek Scrimageour 5 day clinic $500 Kevin Evans coaching 1 day $100, Barbara Ray -occasional coaching nearby $400, board and train for one dog, 2 weeks, $400. Not including travel expenses which would be double or triple the fees.. Probably an average year for a sheepdogger whose been trialing for a quarter century and wants to stay competitive.
Donald McCaig
As I ponder acquiring new puppies, I really didn't need these cost reminders... :P
ReplyDeleteSeahorse--> word verification: encur, out of which I could fashion several relevant jokes!