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Happy Ever After
Ted the Dog
  • Published: 24 October 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529998740
  • Imprint: Ebury Spotlight
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $45.00

Happy Ever After

My final journey with Gone Fishing

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Sunday Times bestselling author Ted the Dog reflects on retirement and life beyond the cameras, as his time on Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing comes to an end and he continues his adventures from a rather more celestial location.

‘My book is all about focusing on the positives of getting older and how to make the very best of it, recognising we are now in charge, we are the top dogs and we’re not taking any nonsense.’

Ted loved his time on Gone Fishing, but knew it couldn’t last forever. Ever practical, he wanted to be fully prepared for the gap it was going to leave in his life. It wasn’t just about keeping his mind and body busy. He wanted to be useful.

With fluctuating degrees of success, he investigates working for the military, delivering post for Royal Mail, helping out at a care home and volunteering at the animal shelter which rescued him when he was abandoned as a puppy.

Dogs and humans may age at different paces, but the undeniable truth is that none of us are getting any younger. Following Ted’s example, we can all learn how to embrace the future, accept new challenges, and treasure the time we have.
  • Published: 24 October 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529998740
  • Imprint: Ebury Spotlight
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $45.00

About the author

Ted the Dog

Ted has co-starred in BBC2’s Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing since Series 3 and is now an integral part of the popular show, keeping Bob and Paul on their toes. He is a 13-year-old Patterdale Terrier with attitude. He was rescued in 2013 and now shares a happy home in Surrey with a Briard called Bo. A highly acclaimed author, Ted's two previous books, A Pawtobiography and Pup Fiction, were Sunday Times bestsellers. Ted’s trusted co-author Lisa Clark has been producing entertainment and comedy shows for over 30 years – from The Big Breakfast and Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush, to Shooting Stars, Vic & Bob’s House of Fools and Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing since it began in 2018. Lisa lives with Ted, Bo, her current husband, Dan, and occasionally her sons, Jon-Joe and Archie.
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