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

I've always used Pet Plan for Raymond as they cover things other insurers don't

and they can even pay your vet directly, which can be a big help. No, Raymond, that doesn't mean you can spend all the extra

cash on treats. Terms, conditions and excesses apply. Pet plan is a trading name of Allian's

Insurance PLC.

This week on Walking the Dog,

we've got a guest to, I'm not going to lie, was pretty easy to book, because it's me.

It's actually a live recording of my chat with the wonderful Catherine Ryan,

who interviewed me with both of our dogs, Meg Ryan and Raymond, on stage at the Leicester Square Theatre.

We chatted about my book, everybody died, so I got a dog, which is a memoir about dealing with losing my family and my little savior Raymond,

a shih Tzu who came into my life and sort of turned it around.

I mean nothing's perfect. He's got terrible

breath, but you take the highs, you've got to take the lows. I really hope you enjoy my chat

with Catherine and our dogs and hopefully it will give you an insight into why I decided to do this

podcast in the first place. She didn't shy away from the tough parts of my story but she was

absolutely hilarious and I just adore chatting to her so I hope you enjoy it as well.

My book Everybody Died So I Got A Dog is out by the way this Thursday March the 7th from Amazon and all good bookshops.

I mean it might be in some bad bookshops but mainly good ones.

Anyway I'm going to leave you to it. Here's me and Catherine.

Good afternoon Leicester Lester Square Theatre.

We have a very special afternoon for you.

Please welcome to the stage the most fabulous Catherine Ryan. Hello, hello, hello, hello.

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