Longing for Love

Coming home to your dog looking out the window for you can either be the most heartwarming moment, or the most heartbreaking. Most every time I leave my house I have no worries, because Isabelle is looking out the back dash of my car, laying in "her spot" going wherever I may be going. Believe me, when I have to tell her no, it not only breaks her heart but mine as well. I tell her no on mostly, only 2 occasions, when I go to class, or when I go to church, although she has been known to sit in my car and wait on me to get out of church. When I get home, she is sitting in my upstairs window sill watching, longingly, out the window for me to return. My Mother has to go upstairs and retrieve her numerous times throughout the day because once she goes up my stairs, she can't get down.

Many of you have told me that you have pets at home as well. You may not be in a position where you can commute from home as I do. I know that dorms do not allow pets and most apartments will not allow them either. So you have no choice but to leave your animals at home, which can be so heartbreaking. I ran across some interesting information. Lees- McRae College located in Banner Elk, North Carolina where I am from, has recently opened a pet friendly dorm. They are allowing pets under 40 lbs. to be allowed in the dorm rooms. Students are allowed to have fish, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, birds, ferrets, cats, and dogs. I think it would be great if ETSU turned one of it's older dorms into a pet friendly dorm. If enough people inquire about this to the housing department then maybe we could get the housing officials to discuss this. Please tell me what you think.