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Anne-Marie Wallace and Rob Adams celebrate the unique relationship we have with our pets.

Animal lover Anne-Marie Wallace and specialist veterinary surgeon Rob Adams chat to famous pet owners and celebrate the bond we have with our pets, offering advice and help.

Celebrity guests chat to specialist veterinary surgeon Rob Adams and Anne-Marie Wallace about the animals they share their lives with, and why their pets are so important to them.
Rob offers veterinary advice to guests and listeners and talks through some of the more unusual surgeries he's carried out over the years in his role as a specialist surgeon.

Whether your animal is a dog, cat, rabbit, hamster or snake, they are all welcome on Alright, pet? 
Our pets are our lifelines, our best friends, our constant companions – Alright, pet? is a lively celebration of our favourite animals and a source of advice and reassurance to pet owners.

Anne-Marie Wallace and vet Rob Adams will bring a combination of fun stories about the quirky little things animals do to make us smile every day as well as be the podcast that people turn to when they need information and reliable advice about their pets.

To contact the team simply email alrightpet@bbc.co.uk

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Alright, Pet?: Series 4: Life-saving medical detection dogs, comedian Paddy McGuinness and a pack of alpacas!

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BBC Radio Ulster - Alright, Pet?, Series 4, Life-saving medical detection dogs, comedian Paddy McGuinness and a pack of alpacas!

Anne-Marie Wallace and vet Rob Adams return for a new series of the animal podcast. 

Anne-Marie and vet Rob visit the medical detection dogs who are saving lives with their early discovery of Parkinson's disease and cancer. Paddy McGuinness is the celebrity guest.

Vet Rob Adams and Anne-Marie Wallace are back for a fourth series of Alright, pet?
Once again they are out and about meeting incredible animals and their owners. 

This week, the team head to Milton Keynes to the Medical detection dogs centre where black lab Peanut shows his skills in sniffing out Parkinson's disease from samples. They also meet Lauren and her pup Mabel who works as her medical assistance dog after she was diagnosed with POTS.

Presenter and comedian Paddy McGuinness is the celebrity guest, chatting about juggling work, kids and pets!
Anne-Marie takes a trip to Mourne Alpacas in Northern Ireland, where 150 inquisitive South American camelids spend their days eating oats, having their coats combed and trekking with families. 

If you have a question you'd like answered by veterinary surgeon Rob, email alrightpet@bbc.co.uk 



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