# Mark Long, Mary & the Pen Y Fan SAS Challenge

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Podcast: [Oh My Dog! with Jack Dee and Seann Walsh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oh-my-dog-with-jack-dee-and-seann-walsh-6087144)
Published: 2026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/omd-pod1/episodes/Mark-Long--Mary--the-Pen-Y-Fan-SAS-Challenge-e3j5jaf
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Duration seconds: 3024

## Resource

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-penny Plus: 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/omdpod See Seann live: seannwalsh.com See Jack at the Palladium: jackdeecomedy.com Join more than 185,000 people in signing the petition to shut down MBR Acres: https://act.animalrising.org/shut_down_mbr_acres Email us: hello@omdpod.com Follow us on IG: @beyondlimits.lifecoach @omdpod @juniperomd @thecampbeagle @animal.rising 00:00 Welcome to the show 00:45 Sean’s cold shower confession 02:12 Mildred makes an appearance 02:17 Sara's new nighttime solution gift for Dolly and Jack 07:37 Mildred escapes… again 09:17 Sean’s neighbours, a locked baby & hiding from the fire brigade 11:35 Jack hides from the smoke alarm engineer 12:32 Live show guest announcement at Goodwoof 15:00 Cinnamon Trust Comedy Gold finalists 19:57 And the winner is… Debbie & Yumi 🐷 20:33 Animal testing campaign update & Camp Beagle's John 26:52 Guest interview: Mark Long joins the pod 27:47 Mark’s diagnosis: living with retinitis pigmentosa 30:58 Taking on the Pen Y Fan / Fan Dance challenge 33:19 Why guide dogs cost over £100k to train 35:21 Meeting Mary, his first guide dog 40:23 What surprised Mark most about guide dog life…

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