<p>can anyone explain this phenomenon to me?
it's fascinating!</p>
<p>Maybe you saw this, but for others:</p>
<p>But do students really have dogs? Really really? I'm not a dog person but that still seems pretty neet.</p>
<p>Really. Our daughter's roommate's Rottweiler Dakota goes to campus regularly. There are lots of dogs.</p>
<p>Isn't there a cat dorm as well?</p>
<p>hey, yea, lots of students have dogs and it's really nice to see them play.
yea, there was a cat dorm - Foster - the dorm I used to be in, but not anymore</p>
<p>Cat dorm sounds cool, but I can't imagine my cat being happy about changing homes again, traveling by plane across the entire country, and living with a bunch of college students... I'd still miss him, though :-P</p>
<p><a href="http://web.reed.edu/res_life/pdfs/2007-08_RCRRRG_dorms.pdf%5B/url%5D%5Bquote%5DOne">http://web.reed.edu/res_life/pdfs/2007-08_RCRRRG_dorms.pdf
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One</a> cat per floor in the cat dorm is permitted with prior written approval by the assistant dean of residence life. Students on a cat floor choose the cat as a community after the start of the semester. Before a cat enters the building the cat must be registered with residence life by verifying that the cat is at least 6 months old, is vaccinated for rabies, respiratory/distemper, feline leukemia; is neutered/spayed; and is registered with Multnomah county. There is a $100 non-refundable registration fee. Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in the removal of the pet.
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<p>When my son visited Reed, his overnight host in the dorm had a Golden Retriever living with him. The dog wasn't an "official" resident, but the host told my son that no one really minded. And, when my son interviewed, his admissions interviewer had her dog sit in on the interview. A lot of the faculty bring their dogs to work with them so it is not unusual to find a dog wandering down the hallway of classroom/office buildings - there's even a water fountain on campus just for dogs. My son loves Reed's dogs, but I could see how someone who isn't an animal lover might be less impressed. :)</p>
<p>Ha ha, I've never been an animal person - my family has never had any pets. If Reed was on my list, this would warrant immediate removal!</p>
<p>when we toured the told us the dogs were the reincarnation of Reed Alumni who had passed on!!!</p>
<p>It's true. See the link in post #2.</p>