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 any walk anyway.

Terms, conditions and excesses apply.

You know when you're walking down the street and you see something mad,

like a guy who's using a kind of whole tree branch as a walking stick or something,

more often than not, I'd get closer to it and realise it was my dad.

Right, what?

Is there ever going to be an instance where I see a lunatic and it doesn't turn out to be you?

This week on Walking the Dog, I went for a stroll with the award-winning comedy actor and writer,

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