Hattan Mollnow, freshman in microbiology, holds a puppy named Lucas during the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society in the Quad on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Jon Chen, freshman in business, attempts to get the attention of a dog during the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society in the Quad on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Ben Schultheiss, sophomore in chemical engineering, pets a dog laying in the grass of the Quad during the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Molly Becker, sophomore in hospitality management, plays with a dog during the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society in the Quad on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Julie Cooper, junior in biochemistry, holds a puppy named Lucas during the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society in the Quad on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Julie Cooper, junior in biochemistry, holds a puppy named Lucas during the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society in the Quad on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Mackenzie Yeager, sophomore in landscape architecture, pets a dog named Ester, who is up for adoption, during the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society in the Quad on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Lucas, a 10-week-old puppy, relaxes in the grass during the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society in the Quad on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Honey, a dog up for adoption, poses for a photo during the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society in the Quad on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Athlene Keppen, senior in criminology and pre-law, holds Lucas on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in the Quad on K-State's campus. Pet Away Stress is sponsored by K-State Counseling Services. (Austin Fuller | The Collegian)

Several dogs were brought to the Quad for the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

April Berry, freshman in statistics, holds Lucas on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in the Quad on K-State's campus. Pet Away Stress is sponsored by K-State Counseling Services. (Austin Fuller | The Collegian)

K-State students surround dogs, from puppies to seniors, to pet away the stress of the new semester on Aug. 24, 2016, in the Quad on K-State's campus. Pet Away Stress is sponsored by K-State Counseling Services. (Austin Fuller | The Collegian)

A dog named Ester chases her tail in the Quad during the Pet Away Stress event hosted by Counseling Services and Purple Power Animal Welfare Society on Aug. 24, 2016. (Miranda Snyder | The Collegian)

Australian Shepard, Trixie, enjoys being petted by a Kansas State Student during the Pet Away Stress event on Aug. 24, 2016 in the Quad. The event was sponsered by Counselling Services. (Mason Swenson | The Collegian

Trixie, australian shepard, jumps on Beverly Sterling, Purple Power Paws volunteer, in the Quad on Aug. 24, 2016 during the Pet Away Stress Event. (Mason Swenson | The Collegian)

Esther, german shepard, noses up to the camera on Aug. 24, 2016 during the Pet Away Stress sponsered by Counselling Services. The event was held in the Quad. (Mason Swenson | The Collegian)

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Lucas, Australian Shepard mix, lays down in the Quad as students pet him during the Pet Away Stress event sponsored by Counselling Services and Purple Power Paws. (Mason Swenson | The Collegian)

Petting Snoppy, an Austraillian Shepard Mix, Brett Homme, junior in animal science, and Sam Starr, sophomore in biology, participate in the Pet Away Stress event, on Aug. 24, 2016. The event was held in the quad and sponsered by Counselling Services. (Mason Swenson | The Collegian)