I love my chickens, more like pets really, but with a bird flu outbreak, I was confused about how many you had to own before the new measures apply.

100? 10? Or just one?

It doesn't matter how many, or what kind of birds you keep, you must take action to keep them safe, from housing birds to keeping areas clean and changing footwear.

Search Gov.uk forward slash bird flu to find out how you can protect your birds.

This podcast is sponsored by Pet Plan, the UK's number one pet insurer.

Now I've always insured my dog Raymond with Pet Plan, mainly because every pet owner I spoke to recommended them.

They cover things other insurers don't, for example some policies limit what they'll pay towards certain diagnostics like MRI or CT scans.

Also, and I love them for this, they don't wriggle out of claims, and you don't end up paying more for claiming, which is probably why over 90% of customers like me renew with them each year.

I see them as basically the labrador of pet insurers, they're popular because they're utterly dependable and reliable.

What's that Raymond?

No, she's super fabulous too, but let's be honest, you're basically an e-walk anyway.

Terms, conditions and excesses apply. It's the most adorable thing. Is it really? Yeah.

There's you appearing on the... No, he likes the word adorable, do they? Is that a good word?

Welcome to a very special Christmas edition of Walking the Dog.

My guest is the dream guest for any Christmas sing along, because he kind of knows his way around a piano quite well.

It's only Jamie Column, he sold over 10 million albums and he's got fans all over the globe. He's he played at the White House.

Jamie and I met in Northwest London and he was fabulous. We talked about his early years, what it was like to become a musical sensation at such a young age.

His lovely relationship with his wife, Sophie Dahl, and getting to play for Barack Obama.

Jamie does have a dog called JoJo, who's a beautiful rescue, but she gets quite anxious in new spaces. I know the feeling JoJo.

So he made the very responsible decision to leave her at home and instead we took out, wait for this, Daniel the Spaniol from the Dog Trust,

who are an incredible organisation that helped not just with rehoming dogs, but also they provide services to help owners struggle to keep dogs.

So please do visit doggastrust.org.uk for more info or to donate, because they need your money right now.

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