Lauren Halsey
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Dogs at Dartmouth
I have two dogs back home, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, who I love dearly. It is sometimes challenging to leave them for 10+ weeks at a time for the Dartmouth term. I once read somewhere online that babies and dogs almost do not exist in the worlds of college students; however, do not fret, as this is not the case in Hanover. To prove this point—for the dog category—I will show you photos; some of them are not the best as I was likely too excited about petting a dog to capture a high-resolution image, but I hope that they get the job done!
Emma belongs to a professor in the Department of Classical Studies. She once threw up mac and cheese all over the floor during our Latin 10.01 class, which was a chaotic turn of events as we translated Pliny the Elder. Overall, she is an excellent dog and a fair companion for walking in between Latin classes. Note: the picture on the right was immediately after the mac and cheese incident… Emma had major regrets.
Lizzy is Emma's rowdy sister. My Latin professor adopted Lizzy in the middle of the spring term of my first year. So, here is a puppy photo of Lizzy from last year and an updated photo from this past fall.
Daphne belongs to another Latin professor. Here she is, licking her lips after an unprovoked attack on my puffer jacket—this was during our biweekly Latin help sessions hosted by the Classics Department. Maybe a goose wronged her and she was seeking revenge. Buttercup is another Latin professor's dog; the moral of the story is if you like dogs, take a Latin class or a class in Reed Hall, and odds are you'll encounter one of these lovely dogs!
There is a trend of corgis in my camera roll, not that there is an abnormally large ratio of corgis in Hanover; the skewed ratio is because I always make an effort to photograph them. One day, I encountered a corgi named Blossom on my journey to the Alumni Gymnasium.
This was an inauguration corgi! I saw this corgi while sitting on the green during President Sian Beilock's inauguration. I didn't pet this dapper dog, but I am glad he saw the inauguration.
On the topic of hiking dogs, I also ran into a fluffy dog on the Dartmouth Skiway slope during my Global Health Fellows retreat—a program through the Dickey Center.
Our next star is Hazel! Hazel belonged to a lovely '22 in my dance ensemble, the Fusion Dance Ensemble. Hazel always attended rehearsals and even sported glasses from time to time.
I will add some additional dogs I have seen of which I do not know the names or backstories of. One remarkable day was when four giant dogs were on the green in the spring. There certainly is no shortage of dogs in Hanover!
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