Good for you for your perserverance Lisa. I am finding it quite interesting to see how you are doing.

I took one of my pups to class but had a few problems with my Dad (he has dementia and missed about 3 classes in a row.

I got to the point where l was tired and miserable when l got home from work and the thought of dashing out to a class a few miles away over winter just did'nt appeal to me.
My hubby actually thought they were a waste of time.

I am looking for a new class and will start again, though this time have 2 pups to get sorted. I am clicker training in the meantime and have found a nice lady who has a placid dog a is going to help me with a bit socialization. My GSD who is 12 years old now and has always been a bit aggressive with other dogs, so l think it has passed to the little ones.

I think we are all fooled into thinking that all pups are perfect dog friendly little individuals and are totally shocked when they turn into little delinquents.

Anyway l just wanted you to know that l am enjoying popping in to see how you are getting on.

Good luck and please keep posting. Believe it or not your perserverance is actually helping us other owners to keep battling on.