Graeme Hall (dog trainer)

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Graeme Hall
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NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Hull 1983-87
Occupation Dog 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]

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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]

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  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.