Graeme Hall (dog trainer)

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Graeme Hall
Born
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Hull 1983-87
OccupationDog trainer
Known forDogs Behaving (Very) Badly

Graeme Hall, also known as The Dogfather[1] (born 1966 in Selby, Yorkshire[2]) is a British dog trainer, podcaster, and author. He is the star of the television series Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly[3] broadcast since 2017 and The Dog Hospital with Graeme Hall both shown on Channel 5 in the UK[4] and on CBC Television in Canada.[5] Hall is a Master Dog Trainer and a member of the Guild Of Dog Trainers.[6][7]

In 2022, he began writing a regular column for The Times.[8] He also hosted a podcast, Talking Dogs,[9] and appeared on Mastermind, The Chase and University Challenge.[10] In 2023, he starred in the Australian version of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, which premiered on 13 July 2023 on Network 10.[11]

Hall is a graduate of the University of Hull.[10] He was a management consultant at Weetabix Limited in Northamptonshire for 21 years.[12]

Bibliography[edit]

  • All Dogs Great and Small (Penguin Books, 2021) ISBN 978-1529107449[13][14]
  • Perfectly Imperfect Puppy (Random House, 2022) ISBN 978-1529149210[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Channel Four commissions The Dog Father (W/T) | Channel 4". www.channel4.com.
  2. ^ Scheer, Victoria (8 April 2022). "Dog trainer Graeme Hall's Yorkshire roots, wife, and first job". YorkshireLive.
  3. ^ "BBC Radio York - Georgey Spanswick at Breakfast, 18/02/2021, Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and much more - stories from Graeme Hall". BBC.
  4. ^ Steafel, Eleanor (9 March 2017). "Meet the Dogfather - the man who can train any dog, of any age, with any problem". The Telegraph.
  5. ^ "Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly".
  6. ^ "The week in radio and podcasts: The Homeless Hotel; Talking Dogs; Dogs and the City – review". The Guardian. 1 August 2020.
  7. ^ Mainwaring, Rachel (23 June 2021). "Who is Graeme Hall of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly?". Liverpool Echo.
  8. ^ Hall, Graeme. "The Dogfather, Graeme Hall, reveals his 10 tips for being a good dog owner".
  9. ^ "Talking Dogs with Graeme Hall on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
  10. ^ a b "University Challenge announces line up for its twelfth festive series". www.bbc.com.
  11. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (8 March 2023). "'Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly' Starts Shooting in Australia". Variety Australia.
  12. ^ Mainwaring, Rachel (23 June 2021). "Who is Graeme Hall of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly?". Liverpool Echo.
  13. ^ Hall, Graeme (18 February 2021). All Dogs Great and Small: What I've learned training dogs. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4735-8166-1.
  14. ^ All Dogs Great and Small.
  15. ^ Hall, Graeme (28 June 2022). Perfectly Imperfect Puppy: The ultimate life-changing programme to training a well-behaved, happy dog. National Geographic Books. ISBN 978-1-5291-4921-0.

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