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​Pets owners say a little about themselves and their pets:

Slide through the pictures and click on them to learn even more.

Tara & Maizy

Owner: Freshman Tara Chronister

Pet: Maizy, dog

Breed: Chocolate Labrador

Personality: "She is very outgoing, very playful, and very smart."

About Pet Central: "When you leave home, it can be fairly overwhelming, and it's nice to have someone there with you that you know. Plus, they don't talk back, so you can't fight with them."

Bethani & Shania

Owner: Freshman Bethani Davis

Major: Creative Writing

Pet: Shania, dog

Breed: Spaniel/Labrador mix

Personality: "She's a princess, completely. She thinks she's just amazing. She has an attitude."

About Pet Central: "It's so nice because everyone knows everybody, especially from their pets. It's just one big family. The pet-friendly part definitely swayed my decision to come here."

Kayleen & Marley & Lilah

​Owner: Freshman Kayleen Bishko​​

Major: Pre-med, Biology

Pets: Marley & Lilah, ferrets

Breed: Domesticated ferrets

Personality: "Marley is very spastic, lively, energetic. Lilah is timid, not super friendly...They are kind of opposites."

About Pet Central: "It helps for people who are far away from home to have their pet with them. They get really attached to their pet. People are also more responsible, school-wise. You can't stay out until 2 am because you have to take your dog out."

Chloe & Arthur

Owner: Junior Chloe Willet

Major: Fashion and Art Historical Studies

Pet: Arthur, hedgehog

Breed: African pygmy hedgehog

Personality: "She is super shy and kind of bratty. She only likes me and her toilet paper tube."

About Pet Central: "I like them a lot. I really like living with all of the other animals. It's fun to wake up to so many different dogs and getting to know them."



Avery & Baylee

Owner: Senior Avery Voelkel

Major: Business Management

Pet: Baylee, dog

Breed: Great Dane, German Shepard short hair mix

Personality: "He's a big goober...He is not one of the dogs you cuddle -- he gets so excited. But he doesn't have a mean bone in his body."

About Pet Central: "It's different. I'm in a different place and I have more responsibility. The other people who don't have pets, they have nothing tying them to the dorms."

Allison & Lily & Delilah

Owner/Fosterer: Junior Allison Frisch

Pets: owns Lily, dog, & fosters Delilah, cat

Breed: Lily - American bull dog/Whippet mix

Personality: Lily - "She's a piece of work. She's a stubborn little dog. I never had problems with Taffy (last dog), but with [Lily], it's nothing but needs."

About Pet Central: "The people in the pet dorms are the nicest people on campus. It's a really nice community to be a part of. The pets help you meet people you otherwise wouldn't have."

Interviews/photos by Crystal Thomas

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