Graeme Hall (dog trainer)
English dog trainer (born 1966)
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Graeme Hall (born 27 November 1966), also known as The Dog Father is an English dog trainer, podcaster, and author. He is best known for fronting the Channel 5 series Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly since 2017.
Graeme Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 November 1966 Selby, North Yorkshire, England |
| Education | University of Hull |
| Occupation | Dog trainer |
| Known for | Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly |
| Spouse |
Elinor Perry-Hall
(m. 2017; sep. 2023) |
Early life
Graeme Hall was born on 27 November 1966 in Selby, Yorkshire.[1][2] He studied at the University of Hull between 1983 and 1987.[3] He was a management consultant at Weetabix Limited in Northamptonshire for 21 years, taking redundancy in 2007.[4]
Career
In 2008, Hall set up his own dog training business.[5][6][7] In 2017, he appeared in a one-off special Dogs Behaving Badly on Channel 4, which was later established into a full series Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, that has aired on Channel 5 since 2019.[8] He has also fronted The Dog Hospital with Graeme Hall on the same channel.[9] The former also airs on CBC Television in Canada.[10] Hall is a Master Dog Trainer and a member of the Guild Of Dog Trainers.[11][4]
In 2022, Hall began writing a regular column for The Times.[12] He has also hosted a podcast, Talking Dogs,[13] and appeared on Celebrity Mastermind, The Chase: Celebrity Special and Christmas University Challenge.[3] In 2023, he began fronting the Australian version of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, which premiered in July of that year on Network 10.[14]
In August 2026, Hall was announced as a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[15]
Personal life
Hall married accountant Elinor Perry-Hall in 2017 in Sri Lanka, before they separated in 2023.[16] Hall now resides in Oxfordshire with his partner Nikki.[17][18]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dogs Behaving Badly | Dog trainer | [19] |
| 2019–present | Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly | Dog trainer | [20] |
| 2020–2022 | Jeremy Vine | Guest; 6 episodes | [21] |
| 2022 | Celebrity Mastermind | Contestant; 1 episode | [22] |
| 2022 | Christmas University Challenge | Contestant; 3 episodes | [23] |
| 2023–2025 | Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia | Dog trainer | [24] |
| 2023 | The Chase: Celebrity Special | Contestant; 1 episode | [25] |
| 2023 | Dog Hospital with Graeme Hall | Dog trainer | [26] |
| 2025 | All Creatures Great and Small: Behind the Magic | Guest; 1 episode | [27] |
| 2026 | Vanessa | Guest; 1 episode | [28] |
| 2026 | Strictly Come Dancing | Contestant; series 24 | [29] |
Bibliography
- Hall, Graeme (2024-07-04). The Ultimate Kids’ Guide to Dogs: Everything you need to know to be a dog’s best friend. Random House. ISBN 978-0-241-63838-5.
- Hall, Graeme (2024-02-01). Does My Dog Love Me?: Understanding how your dog sees the world. Random House. ISBN 978-1-5291-9208-7.
- All Dogs Great and Small (Penguin Books, 2021) ISBN 978-1529107449[30][31]
- Perfectly Imperfect Puppy (Random House, 2022) ISBN 978-1529149210[32]
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