Thursday nights are puppy class. This is followed immediately by Grumpy Rescue Dog Class. Come 8 o'clock we have to negotiate out of the hall past all the muzzled bears that want to eat our uncontrollable balls of fluff. It is pure Gary Larson.

This nice lady takes the money and sits at the back of the class with these four chilled out german shephards who are incredibly un-phased by it all. Don't think anyone is going nick her hand bag when she pops to the shops...