Graeme Hall, also known as The Dog Father (born 1966 in Selby, Yorkshire) is a British dog trainer, podcaster, and author. He is the star of the television series '' Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly'' broadcast since 2017 and ''The Dog Hospital with Graeme Hall'', both shown on Channel 5 in the UK and on

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in Canada. Hall is a ''Master Dog Trainer'' and a member of the Guild Of Dog Trainers. In 2022, Hall began writing a regular column for ''

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''. He also hosted a podcast, ''Talking Dogs'', and appeared on ''

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'', '' The Chase'' and ''

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''. In 2023, he starred in the Australian version of ''Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly'', which premiered on 13 July 2023 on

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. Hall is a graduate of the

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. He was a management consultant at

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in Northamptonshire for 21 years.

Bibliography

*''All Dogs Great and Small'' (Penguin Books, 2021) *''Perfectly Imperfect Puppy'' (Random House, 2022)

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* * 1966 births Living people Alumni of the University of Hull British columnists British podcasters Dog trainers People from Selby The Times journalists {{UK-writer-stub