Mark Long, Mary & the Pen Y Fan SAS Challenge

This week on Oh My Dog!, Jack , Seann and Sara welcome inspirational guest Mark Long, who shares his incredible story of losing his sight, being paired with his guide dog Mary, and taking on the brutal Penny Fan challenge to raise money for Guide Dogs. Donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/pounds-for-puppy-pennyPlus: Dolly’s motion-sensor night lights, Mildred’s latest escape mission, the Cinnamon Trust Comedy Gold selfie winner… and a powerful update on the campaign to end animal testing. The Parliamentary debate took place and we hear from Camp Beagle's John Curtin with his thoughts.Become part of our "Off The Lead" Pack on Patreon: patreon.com/omdpodSee Seann live: seannwalsh.comSee Jack at the Palladium: jackdeecomedy.comJoin more than 185,000 people in signing the petition to shut down MBR Acres: https://act.animalrising.org/shut_down_mbr_acresEmail us: hello@omdpod.comFollow us on IG: @beyondlimits.lifecoach @omdpod @juniperomd @thecampbeagle @animal.rising 00:00 Welcome to the show00:45 Sean’s cold shower confession02:12 Mildred makes an appearance02:17 Sara's new nighttime solution gift for Dolly and Jack07:37 Mildred escapes… again09:17 Sean’s neighbours, a locked baby & hiding from the fire brigade11:35 Jack hides from the smoke alarm engineer12:32 Live show guest announcement at Goodwoof15:00 Cinnamon Trust Comedy Gold finalists19:57 And the winner is… Debbie & Yumi 🐷20:33 Animal testing campaign update & Camp Beagle's John26:52 Guest interview: Mark Long joins the pod27:47 Mark’s diagnosis: living with retinitis pigmentosa30:58 Taking on the Pen Y Fan / Fan Dance challenge33:19 Why guide dogs cost over £100k to train35:21 Meeting Mary, his first guide dog40:23 What surprised Mark most about guide dog life41:46 Mary’s cheekiest habits off-duty43:23 From personal trainer to life coach43:58 The toughest moment on Pen Y Fan45:28 The kiss-on-the-mouth question 46:50 Guide dog etiquette - what NOT to do47:55 Jack, Sean & Sara react to Mark’s story49:00 Outro & Off The Lead on Patreon reminder#OhMyDogPodcast #JackDee #SeannWalsh #GuideDogs #GuideDog #MarkLong #MaryTheGuideDog #PenYFan #FanDance #DogPodcast #DogLovers #CinnamonTrust #AnimalTesting #CampBeagle #ComedyPodcast #DogStories