Who is Graeme Hall of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly?
Get the latest news from Liverpool and Merseyside - don't miss our email bulletins Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe for free Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Nicknamed The Dogfather, Graeme Hall is the star of Channel 5s Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, and certainly knows a thing or two about dog training. We delved into his background to find out more about the man who helps control the nations unruly pooches. Graeme, 55, was born in Yorkshire, but is now based in rural Warwickshire. Unusually for a dog trainer, Graeme didnt have a dog of his own until his 40s and he discovered his passion relatively late in life. He grew up in a dogless home in Selby, Yorkshire before working as an executive for the Weetabix cereal company for 21 years, running factories and learning to get the very best out of people. His career dramatically changed direction when he trained as a professional dog trainer while he was on gardening leave. When he left the corporate world behind, he took three months off, drove his Land Rover to the Sahara and a chance comment when he got home led to the birth of his new business www.dogfather.co.uk. Once he became an established dog trainer, he criss-crossed the country helping dog owners with behavioural problems. Hes worked from Aberdeenshire to the Channel Islands with dogs of all kinds and his motto is Any dog, any age, any problem. Hes had his fair share of doggy mishaps He was once hospitalised when he was savaged by a clients German Shepherd in Worcestershire in 2015. He told the Press Association: The most challenging one Ive worked with, its fair to say, is the dog that put me in hospital. If you do this work, sooner or later youre going to have an accident. I dont do big ego-driven things that cause dogs to be aggressive, its not my style and its not big or clever, but occasionally youre going get a dog that reacts badly despite your best efforts. This was a German shepherd dog, and I went to the house  the dog had been there for about a week, and they had no knowledge about his previous life because hed been rehomed. As soon as they let me into the house, he went for me and bit my hand.  Graeme said he stood no chance against the pet. He was forced to go to hospital to undergo surgery and was kept in overnight. He said: What we discovered is that the dog had nicked the edge of one of the nerves, so I nearly lost the full use of that hand.  Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly  Graeme shot to fame in 2019 with the launch of Channel 5s Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. He got the TV gig after impressing bosses with appearances on programmes like This Morning and also got himself some celebrity clients, including Little Mixs Leigh-Anne. He finds long-term solutions for dogs with a series of issues, including barking, pulling on the lead and eating everything. Hes so busy, hes had to cancel his one-to-one training sessions for now but if you need Graemes help with your dogs bad behaviour and would like to take part in the next series you can contact the production team at dogs@avalonuk.com or call 020 7598 7365. Hes an author and public speaker too  In his book All Dogs Great and Small, published in February 201, Graeme shares some of his hard-won, often hilarious, success stories (as well as the odd disaster). Backed up by scientific research, he also reveals his simple, practical and effective golden rules for dog training, which will enable you to understand your dog, help you drive better behaviours and give you the tools to bring much-needed harmony to your home. He's also a motivational speaker and believes you can apply your puppy-training skills to humans too. When hes not training dogs and their owners, you will find him wearing sparkly shirts and practising his dance moves, Strictly-style  because Graeme also competes in ballroom and Latin dance competition too! He lives in rural Warwickshire with his wife Elinor and their beloved rescue dog Lily.