Taupo was guiding her owner Paul Kibblewhite , 62 , on a three-day walk with a tramping party of eight .
Taupo had been leading Mr Kibblewhite , 62 , of Rotorua , on a three-day walk with a tramping party of eight .
Yale spokesman Tom Conroy said the university was prepared to keep the campus running with temporary workers and managers doing hard work.