https://sites.lafayette.edu/dogsoflafayette/files/2023/12/Done-Vocal-essay.mp3“Kind of now make Choo short for Chewbacca because I feel like that suits her as a pug because she makes the kind of noises that a Wookie makes. So she now has some Chewbacca toys and stuff.”
https://sites.lafayette.edu/dogsoflafayette/files/2023/12/AudioEssay.mp3“He’s been one of the more constant relationships in my life.”
https://sites.lafayette.edu/dogsoflafayette/files/2023/12/DOGS-OF-LAFAYETTE-AUDIO-ESSAY.mp3“We just kind of got used to each other’s routines, and so the relationship changing over time is effective. They’re just a little bit better at listening, and we understand each other a little bit better.”
“It’s sad, but you know I don’t really, I mean I think of it as really positive, even though I might be sad for a while when they pass. Because again I’m doing something for the dog, you know. And they are creatures with feelings.” – Professor Elaine Reynolds
https://sites.lafayette.edu/dogsoflafayette/files/2023/12/Audio-Essay-Final.mp3
“We wanted to get a pit-mix because we knew they were less likely to get adopted because of the stereotypes about pits.”
“So for me, raising Serra is very much like raising my children except they never fully grow up… the biggest thing with an animal is patience… so I'm happy to give her what she needs because she gives us all sorts of love back.”
"I think that Brown and I are very good friends. I think that we depend on each other a lot. We both rely on one another for love, support, and attention.
“Whatever’s going not right in your life, you tend to forget about it when you’re around your dog. They kind of just make everything better in that sense.”