Graeme Hall (dog trainer)

Graeme Hall
Born (1966-11-27) 27 November 1966
Selby, North Yorkshire, England
EducationUniversity of Hull
OccupationDog trainer
Known forDogs Behaving (Very) Badly
Spouse
Elinor Perry-Hall
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(m. 2017; sep. 2023)​

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.

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

As himself
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]

References

  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. 1 2 "University Challenge announces line up for its twelfth festive series". www.bbc.com.
  4. 1 2 Mainwaring, Rachel (23 June 2021). "Who is Graeme Hall of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly?". Liverpool Echo.
  5. ↑ "Graeme Hall's former career before Dogs Behaving Very Badly fame". Daily Mirror. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Dogfather Graeme Hall: 'I have my dogs up for a cuddle on the sofa'". The Times. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "BBC Radio York - Georgey Spanswick at Breakfast, 18/02/2021, Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and much more - stories from Graeme Hall". BBC. 18 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Verifying Device". The Times. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Steafel, Eleanor (9 March 2017). "Meet the Dogfather - the man who can train any dog, of any age, with any problem". The Telegraph.
  10. ↑ "Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly".
  11. ↑ "The week in radio and podcasts: The Homeless Hotel; Talking Dogs; Dogs and the City – review". The Guardian. 1 August 2020.
  12. ↑ Hall, Graeme. "The Dogfather, Graeme Hall, reveals his 10 tips for being a good dog owner".
  13. ↑ "Talking Dogs with Graeme Hall on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 17 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Kelly, Vivienne (8 March 2023). "'Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly' Starts Shooting in Australia". Variety Australia.
  15. ↑ "Strictly Come Dancing 2026 confirms presenter and author dubbed "The Dogfather" for line-up". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Dogfather Graeme Hall on what your dog's stare really means". Country Living. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Graeme Hall's life away from Dogs Behaving Very Badly". Liverpool Echo. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Presenter and bestselling author Graeme 'The Dogfather' Hall is the 11th celebrity announced for Strictly Come Dancing 2026". BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Dogs Behaving Badly? It's time to call The Dog Father | Channel 4". Channel 4. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  20. ↑ Goldbart, Max (19 June 2024). "'Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly' To Cross 100-Episode Milestone For Paramount Network Channel 5 After Double Season Order". Deadline. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Goldbart, Max (19 June 2024). "'Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly' To Cross 100-Episode Milestone For Paramount Network Channel 5 After Double Season Order". Deadline. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "BBC Two - Celebrity Mastermind, 2022/23, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "University Challenge Christmas Final 2022 - Meet the teams and find out how to watch on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer". BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Admin, Mediaweek (9 March 2023). "Cameras roll for 10's Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia". mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "The Chase: Celebrity Special". ITVX. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  26. ↑ Considine, Pippa (26 September 2023). "C5 orders Dog Hospital from Avalon". Televisual. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "Channel 5 will show All Creatures Great and Small behind the scenes documentary at Christmas". Yorkshire Post. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  28. ↑ Rigler, Natasha (24 May 2026). "Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly's Graeme Hall lifts lid on his close relationship with elderly mother: 'She doesn't remember everything'". TV Guide. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  29. ↑ "Dog trainer Graeme Hall joins Strictly line-up". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  30. ↑ Hall, Graeme (18 February 2021). All Dogs Great and Small: What I've learned training dogs. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4735-8166-1.
  31. ↑ All Dogs Great and Small.
  32. ↑ 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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