How long does it take to read How to Live with a Neurotic Dog?
Stephen Baker
How to Live with a Neurotic Dog by Stephen Baker takes about 2 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 32 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1960. 138 pages, about 37,950 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Faced with the complications and contradictons of modern society, today's dog becomes a neurotic. At every turn, his prime life forces—the need to eat and sleep—are thwarted. Instinct pushes him towards satisfying this hunger; sleep is necessary to infuse him with sufficient strength to get up and eat several times a day. (The average dog may require about 24 hours rest a day.) But environmental factors prevent him from satisfying these desires. The canine population of the United States is about 25 million. Out of this, about 25 million can be classified as neurotic—a conservative estimate
Subjects: Dogs, Humor, Caricatures and cartoons, American wit and humor, animals, American wit and humor, pictorial, Cartoons and caricatures
