(1 of ) CCI puppy-in-training Sparkle basks in the sun during the Sit Stay Sparkle gala Canine Companions for Independence in Santa Rosa, California on Saturday, June 18, 2016. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)
(2 of ) Ghost, a four-month-old Great Pyrenees puppy, hands out among the chickens at Wise Acre Farm, in Windsor, on Monday, August 3, 2015.
(Christopher Chung/ The Press Democrat)
(3 of ) Carina Diaz of the CCI puppy program carries Gouda, a new puppy being presented to a new trainer during the Sit Stay Sparkle gala Canine Companions for Independence in Santa Rosa, California on Saturday, June 18, 2016. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)
(4 of ) Odessa Gunn, left, kisses Alvin the Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix dog at the puppy kissing booth attended by Yvonne Swanger during the Sonoma Humane Society's Wags, Whiskers and Wine fundraiser at Trentadue Winery in Geyserville on Friday, August 14, 2015. (Alvin Jornada / For the Press Democrat)
(5 of ) Odessa Gunn cuddles with Alvin the Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix dog during the Sonoma Humane Society's Wags, Whiskers and Wine fundraiser at Trentadue Winery in Geyserville on Friday, August 14, 2015. (Alvin Jornada / For the Press Democrat)
(6 of ) Field manager Amrita Rumberger plays with Annie, a four-month-old puppy during her lunch break at Foggy River Farm in Healdsburg, Calif., on April 3, 2013. (Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat)
(7 of ) Lola, a German Shepherd puppy, waits to be given a check-up during the Compassion Without Borders free clinic at La Luz on Sunday, November 11, 2012 in Sonoma, California. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)
(8 of ) Jordan Gilliland holds her foster hospice puppy Lexi after drawing her blood for a test in 2012. (PD FILE)
(9 of ) Fospice puppy Lexi plays in the yard at her home in Sebastopol in 2012. (PD FILE)
