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When university students act as puppy raisers, they often bring their dog with them to class. Having an in-training assistance dog in the classroom might be disruptive to some students such as those who are allergic to dogs, anxious around dogs, or who object to dogs for religious reasons. Bringing an in-training assistance dog to class might also be disruptive to the puppy raiser if they need to direct their attention away from class to the dog to manage the dog\u2019s behavior. The in-training assistance dog itself may experience stress from being in a novel environment with novel people. This study surveyed instructors, students, and puppy raisers in classes visited by in-training assistance dogs. In general, students reported having positive attitudes about having in-training assistance dogs in class; puppy raisers reported few problems and that their dogs experience few, if any, signs of stress. 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