Re: [PyrNet-L] Re: Longevity of Pyrs

["Donna Coffman" <dcoffman@erols.com>]

Your point is well taken, Patric.  However, when asked the question how
long do Pyrs live, we would have to respond 10-12 years (if that's the
figure the health suryvey indicates), but then add the qualifier that those
figures include all dogs who have died accidentally (and that could be as
young as 1 year olds), which would bring the figures way down, and not
really tell us how "healthy" Pyrs are.
Donna


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> From: Patric S. Lundberg <psl@ahabs.wisc.edu>
> To: pyrnet-l@gamerz.net
> Subject: Re: [PyrNet-L] Re: Longevity of Pyrs
> Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 10:24 PM
> 
> Donna,
> 
> > For purposes of determining the llongevity of Pyrs for a health
> > survey, I believe you should not include Pyrs who died
> > accidentally. That would not give us a true picture of how long
> > Pyrs live.  I agree you should not include the 6-month old, but
> > believe you should include the 15 year old in your statistics.
> 
> While you could separate the statistics into 1.including accidental 
> deaths and 2. excluding accidental deaths, there is no logical reason 
> to exclude a Pyr of one age or another.  Stats are stats - they can 
> be presented with qualifications or not, but the compiler has no 
> right to exclude a data point for an arbitrary reason.  Let the 
> reader make his/her own mind up about what the numbers mean.
> 
> Patric.
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