As many Midlanders know, the dogs on campus have the best life. While everyone is sitting in class, working on a research paper, or taking a test, the dogs are out playing all day, getting attention from a number of students, chasing squirrels, barking at the bell, or simply taking a nap. In Statistics, our students tracked five different dogs to uncover their secret lives. The five dogs are all owned by students and they were tracked from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday since these days are roughly the same in the Midland daily schedule. The GPS data was then uploaded into Google Earth in order to visualize the dog's day. The GPS tracks were also analyzed using the Fathom Dynamic Data program by Key Curriculum.
After living in the city of San Francisco for four and a half years, Dottie came to Midland to live the country life. An old Pug, she sometimes finds it difficult living out in the wild. But she proved that she could handle it after surviving twenty-four hours alone in the wilderness.
Besides exploring Midland’s vast property, Dottie’s favorite activities range from sleeping to begging for food. She has a reputation of being the ugliest, cutest, friendliest dog on campus. Her excessively people-friendly skills have often earned her her favorite foods, those being pizza and carrots.
Though many assume she’s a puppy by her looks, Dottie is in fact middle aged. Currently, she is six years old.
She was brought to Midland almost two years ago. In the time she’s been here she’s lived with her owner, Nessa. The move was at first difficult, but Dottie has grown to love Midland and looks forward to going back whenever she’s anywhere else.
By Nessa Ryan '11 and John Lee '11
Miles traveled: 1.77
Average speed: 0.13 mph
Maximum speed: 5.7 mph
Middle 50% for speed: 0.2 mph to 0.9 mph
Percentage of time not moving...
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morning: 54%
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afternoon: 77%
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evening: 56%
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IMAGES OF DOTTIE'S DAY
VIDEOS OF DOTTIE'S DAY
Meet Goldie, the shining star of our Midland
community. Standing at a formidable two feet, this hunk of love is always ready
to snuggle. She came to us from
Savannah of Paso Robles, where she lives on a farm. She has walked this earth for thirteen
years, giving birth to seven litters. Don’t be alarmed by her repulsive stench, it’s merely the smell of
decomposing love. This will be the
second year at Midland for this golden retriever. Although she’s a purebred, this girl is easy going. She’ll eat anything and doesn’t discriminate
based on shape, color, or size of kibble. Between balancing her busy career and demanding social schedule, Goldie
enjoys getting her belly rubbed in public locations. She lures you in with her soft eyes and once you get a gander of
her heart-shaped nose, you’ll be hooked. Don’t let her calm and seemingly sloth-like nature fool you; this girl
is a firecracker waiting to be unleashed. Unfortunately, she is often kept on a
leash, because she has trouble hearing and seeing. Look for this stunning
beauty in the presence of Mariah or Savannah and she’ll be sure to nuzzle you.
By Mariah Chen '11 and Sarah Haynor '11
KEY STATISTICS
Miles traveled: 3.47
Average speed: 0.25 mph
Maximum speed: 14.2 mph
Middle 50% for speed: 0.3 mph to 1.9 mph
Percentage of time not moving...
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morning: 60%
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afternoon: 43%
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evening: 33%
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IMAGES OF GOLDIE'S DAY
VIDEOS OF GOLDIE'S DAY
Louie is a two year old male Golden-Doodle. He enjoys eating Trader Joe's Sausage Treats
(and/or whatever food Phil Hasseljian sneaks him throughout the day). His
golden locks and sweet disposition are only a few of the many doggy traits that
makes him quite the ladies man. His favorite activity is playing with the girls
in Lower Yard and running away from the boys in Middle Yard. He is incredibly loving and when he’s clean,
he is a great dog to snuggle with in bed. Louie has been a member of the dog
community at Midland since 2008. His owner is Ruby and they live happily
together in San Francisco.
By Ruby Goldberg '11 and Danny Lee '11
KEY STATISTICS
Miles traveled: 6.21
Average speed: 0.44 mph
Maximum speed: 15.5 mph
Middle 50% for speed: 0.6 mph to 2.5 mph
Percentage of time not moving...
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morning: 31%
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afternoon: 42%
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evening: 20%
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IMAGES OF LOUIE'S DAY
VIDEOS OF LOUIE'S DAY
Bubba is a four year old Shih-Tzu from
California. He has lived at Midland for
two years and he loves to sleep or watch people. Bubba's favorite food is chicken and he enjoys it when people
hold him. Even though he is one of the
smaller dogs on campus, Bubba doesn't seem to notice. When the big dogs start to chase squirrels, Bubba joins in on the
chase. He also loves to play and
wrestle with dogs three to four times his size. If you ever approach Bubba, be sure to scratch him on the head or
behind the ears.
By Estevan Murillo '11, Sae Young Yeo '12 and Eliad Becker '11
KEY STATISTICS
Miles traveled: 2.12
Average speed: 0.15 mph
Maximum speed: 12.1 mph
Middle 50% for speed: 0.2 mph to 1.1 mph
Percentage of time not moving...
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morning: 40%
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afternoon: 58%
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evening: 61%
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IMAGES OF BUBBA'S DAY
VIDEOS OF BUBBA'S DAY
Marko, the rogue warrior, is the enemy of all local
branches, and Selena’s BFF. Marko is four years old and was born in Chico,
California. He loves hanging out in Selena’s Room, and getting in on long
extensive games of Monkey in the Middle. Marko spends most of his time either
with Selena or fighting packs of wild coyotes with a blindfold over his eyes to
make it even. If he’s not fighting packs of coyotes, he spends his time on the
top of Grass Mountain practicing German in his sleep. Marko
is a loyal, crazy, and energetic dog who seems to have never heard of the word
exhaustion. Marko’s good pace is a suicide pace and he’s always ready to die. Marko is a German Shepherd weighing in at 70lbs, standing at 4 ½ ft. tall, and a
startling length of 4ft 6inches. He is
equipped with hawk eyes, and ears like a Meerkat, and he is the perfect
fighting machine for joy and happiness.
By Brian Bang '11 and Evan Kidd '11
KEY STATISTICS
Miles traveled: 4.62
Average speed: 0.39 mph
Maximum speed: 19.6 mph
Middle 50% for speed: 0.4 mph to 2.1 mph
Percentage of time not moving...
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morning: 48%
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afternoon: 45%
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evening: 48%
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IMAGES OF MARKO'S DAY
VIDEOS OF MARKO'S DAY