Jayplay writer Becka Cremer and her puppy in training, Trego, (far right, back row) pose ...

Puppies in training wait with their puppy raisers while announcements are made at the January ...

Each month, puppy raisers in the Kansas City area gather to allow the puppies and ...

On their first day together, Jayplay writer Becka Cremer cuddles her puppy in training, Trego. ...

Larry Braddy, vice chairman of the KSDS puppy raiser board, poses with his dog, Cinnamon, ...

At a fundraising event for KSDS held at Sam's Club, a young boy pets Ellie, ...

A girl talks to Ellie, a puppy in training, at a fundraising event for KSDS ...

After lunch, Larry Braddy, vice chairman of the KSDS puppy raiser board, hands the bill ...

Cinnamon waits patiently while his puppy raiser, Larry Braddy, vice chairman of the KSDS puppy ...

Paisley, a 4-month-old golden retriever, lies amongst a group of elementary school children at Libertyview ...

Catalpa, a KSDS puppy, waits under a table at T.G.I.Friday’s in Shawnee while her puppy ...

Broxterman sits with Paisley until the puppy calms down. Paisley is in the first phase ...

Paisley, Jan Broxerman’s four-month-old golden retriever puppy, sits patiently in the library of Libertyview Elementary ...