The Street Dog Who Chose Her: Paddy From Peru
Oh My Dog! with Jack Dee and Seann Walsh
Pink Cloud / Off The Kerb
4.8 • 655 Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
What started as a backpacking trip through Peru turned into a life-changing rescue story.
This week on Oh My Dog, Jack, Seann and Sara meet Mirelle Radley, whose chance encounter with a scruffy little street dog became an extraordinary journey across continents.
Paddy followed Mirelle through villages, mountains, and markets… and eventually all the way back to the UK. But getting him home involved charities, red tape, flights, setbacks, and one unforgettable bond.
Plus:
Mildred has a run-in with a dachshund
Proof that Alex Lowe’s dog really can climb trees
A funny, moving, and genuinely inspiring episode.
Photo of Mirelle & Paddy: @Fetchmycamera_
Mirelle's new book "Paddy From Peru": https://lnk.to/paddyfromperu
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00:00 Cold showers are back
02:43 Mildred’s café incident & shaken confidence
06:08 Dog behaviour chat with Simon incoming
06:37 Proof that Alex Lowe’s dog climbs trees
08:35 Dolly, Juniper & dog bed updates
10:32 Introducing Mirelle Radley and Paddy
11:32 The difficult chapter before Paddy entered her life
12:39 The first meeting in Peru
15:06 When Paddy refused to leave her side
18:58 Why he became “Paddy”
19:06 Leaving him behind… and the heartbreak
23:00 The plan to bring Paddy home
25:19 Flights, France, paperwork & travel chaos
28:57 Street dog habits Paddy still has
30:31 How the book deal happened
33:17 How Paddy changed Mirelle’s life
35:22 Helping rescue other dogs around the world
39:00 The famous OMD question: does Mirelle let Paddy kiss her on the mouth?
40:34 Post-interview reactions & why this story feels like a movie
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Oh My Dog with Jack D and Sean Walsh. |
| 0:04.9 | Coming up on today's show, we speak to Paddy from Peru author Marelle Radley. |
| 0:11.5 | She tells us all about her extraordinary story and book. |
| 0:15.1 | And we also have proof that Alex Lowe's dog can climb trees. |
| 0:38.1 | Hi, Sean. Hi, Jack. How are you? Oh, good, thank you. I've had a cold shower, so I'm ready. Okay, nice one. Last week, you were saying that you should have had a cold shower because you hadn't woken up fully. Not that I didn't notice, to be honest, did you, Sarah? No, I didn't. Same as usual, really. |
| 0:38.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:42.3 | Yeah, that's fair enough. |
| 0:46.0 | Yeah, no, I feel I'm up for it. |
| 0:46.7 | I'm going to hope. |
| 0:47.4 | Let's go. |
| 0:48.5 | What do you got? |
| 0:51.8 | Yeah, very quickly, have you got hot water in your flat as well? |
| 0:53.5 | Can you? |
| 0:55.6 | We do, yes. |
| 1:04.9 | What I do is I set a timer for one minute at the end of my shower and I give myself a cold blast for a minute. |
| 1:05.6 | Nice. |
| 1:07.7 | Did you ever watch that series? |
| 1:09.5 | You know, what was it with Wim Hof in it? |
| 1:10.5 | I did. I did. |
| 1:11.2 | I had a gag. |
| 1:12.2 | I had a gag about that which I've never found a place for, which was, had that Wimhoff come for the weekend, never again. |
| 1:19.6 | Used up all the cold water. |
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