There should really be a health warning on the job contract of being a This Morning presenter.
They do say that you should never work with children or animals on TV but, in fairness to Clover the puppy, who was celebrating her six month anniversary on the show, it was actually Phillip Schofield who was at the centre of this mischief.
As Holly Willoughby steadily held the dog as she prepared to deliver the next segment, Pip chucked a toy for Clover to collect and poor Holly was dragged off camera by the excitable pooch.
As often happens with this pair, they were soon doubled over with the giggles.