This is probably the most retarded question I've ever asked but...

A puppies age in weeks is pretty standard, right? Every week after the pup is born is another week added on.

But what is the standard, if any, for calculating age in months. Is it every 4 weeks is another month. For example, Rob will be 16 weeks on sunday. Is he 4 months old?

Or is it based on the day of the month. For example, Rob was born March 10th. Is he 4 months old on July 10th?

Thanks

Well, I go by the anniversary of the pup's birth date. If he was born on the 15th, then the 15th of each subsequent month would be the marker.

And don't worry about retarded questions; I've asked well more than my fair share of them here.

The standard for babies is to measure in weeks until they are 6 months old. Months until they are 2 years old, and then years from then on. If you consider 4 weeks = 1 month. Your dog is going to be "12 months" old after only 11 months. It's not a straight conversion.

Me, I calculate all of my dates using the Erisian (Discordian) calendar. My pup was born on Setting Orange, Chaos 20, YOLD 3174. And, since today is Boomtime, Confusion 31, YOLD 3174, that means he is 32 weeks and 1 day old.

Fnord!

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Me, I calculate all of my dates using the Erisian (Discordian) calendar. My pup was born on Setting Orange, Chaos 20, YOLD 3174. And, since today is Boomtime, Confusion 31, YOLD 3174, that means he is 32 weeks and 1 day old.

I'm switching to your method...

 Quote: john stopps

The standard for babies is to measure in weeks until they are 6 months old. Months until they are 2 years old, and then years from then on. If you consider 4 weeks = 1 month. Your dog is going to be "12 months" old after only 11 months. It's not a straight conversion.

This sounds like the whole 9-months-of-pregnancy thing. Is it 9 months or 10...I never could keep it straight, never could figure out what month/week I was in, and finally said "to hell with it" and went by big, bigger, and biggest.

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Me, I calculate all of my dates using the Erisian (Discordian) calendar. My pup was born on Setting Orange, Chaos 20, YOLD 3174. And, since today is Boomtime, Confusion 31, YOLD 3174, that means he is 32 weeks and 1 day old.

I actually prefer the Joshua Norton Flopdoodle system:
http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/jusanotoron.html

This thread is A W E S O M E !!

~Natalya

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I actually prefer the Joshua Norton Flopdoodle system:
http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/jusanotoron.html

Any reference source that uses the word 'nincompoop' is tops in my book...

(Ok, now I'm really waiting for the axe to fall... )

Flapdoodle actually makes more sense from the perspective of starting the year "numbering" at the earliest known actual date of a major historical event of May 28, 585 BC. However, using a base-26 year numbering system is not confusing enough. His calendar is derived from the Discordian calendar, yet he makes no mention of St. Tib's Day.

The gregorian calendar is messed up also. There is no year "0", and I'll give you $20 if you can find Sept 3-13, 1752 on any calendar. I say we keep the Discordian Month and Day naming system, but only prime numbers are allowed:

January 1 = Chaos 1
January 3 = Chaos 5
January 7 = Chaos 13
YOLD 1 = 1
YOLD 1000 = 7919

This has the added bonus of allowing you to draw you calendars so they look like fractals, and forcing humans thousands of years down the road to find new and larger prime numbers.

So it's decided. All dog ages and related dates from this day forth will be calculated using a hybrid Discording calendaring system with prime numbers. And since we still have to honor St. Tib's day, and because it's for dogs only, we can call this calendar system Prime Tib.

Ewige Blumenkraft!

Hey! I *LIKE* "all those ninny zeroes of base 10" - ROTF

I like how he sounds like a PhD Physics book author, and then suddenly says "F--- all that."

In answer to the OP's question,

My dog was 22 weeks old while he was also 4 months.

I measured in weeks, one week being 7 days (he was born on a Tuesday, so every Tuesday his age would increase by a week).

When he was about 20+ weeks old and I started to lose track of where I was, I started counting in months. He was born August 29, so on the 29th of each month his age would increase by one month.

So in 3 days, he'll be 10 months old.

When his age is ready to be measured in years (when he turns 2 or so) his age will be incresed by one year on Aug 29 of every year.

Hope that helps!!

Edit: Hey John, would you please send me a fractal calendar? I've always wanted one. I could look at it everytime I feel too much pride at having finally mastered counting without my fingers, or trying to remember the date of an appointment. On the back, I'd like a detailed explanation of string theory in 5000 words or less.

Edited by Angela Burrell (06/26/2008 01:01 PM)
Edit reason: address John's post