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" Exeter University students have decided the puppy room that they were afforded to &amp;#039;de-stress&amp;#039; students whilst studying for exams, is a bit of a fail because it didn&amp;#039;t actually contain puppies.  Donated by the staff members who own them, the adorable pups Odie and Jasper - aged two and six-and-a-half respectively - are not technically deemed puppies because they are older than one.  One third year student speaking the university&amp;#039;s paper Exepose said: &amp;quot;I was hoping to lie in a room and be covered in baby golden retrievers! I was glad there was some dogs rather than none, though,&amp;quot; they did admit.    soooo exeter uni provided puppies to relieve exam stress - best idea ever? pic.twitter.com/AaQYvy3qMI \u2014 Laura Betts (@laurasuzanne_) January 8, 2015    My initial reaction - aside from #firstworldproblems - was one of jealousy and slight rage. As an Exeter alumnus, where were our adorable de-stressing puppies? The class of 2012 had no such luck. And now they&amp;#039;re complaining about them being fully grown dogs? I would have taken the oldest of the bunch! According to Guild president Rachel Gillies, who implemented this most AWESOME policy, spoke to Exepose and told them why she had to go against her initial idea of a puppy room.  &amp;quot;As I began to develop my manifesto pledge for a &amp;#039;puppy room&amp;#039; it became apparent that young dogs can&amp;#039;t be used in a therapeutic setting, due to the impact on the dogs themselves and potential behaviours around vulnerable individuals. Jasper and Odie&amp;#039;s time in the Advice Unit was a resounding success and I will be reviewing feedback from today in developing further measures to tackle stress during the summer exam period.&amp;quot;  Despite the lack of actual puppies, the 200 students who attended the event conceded that it was, in fact, an excellent idea. Because what could be better than sitting in room with dogs crawling all over you? Dreamy. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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