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. He studied at the University of Hull between 1983 and 1987. He was a shift manager at Weetabix before moving into a management consultant role at Weetabix Limited in Northamptonshire for 21 years, taking redundancy in 2007.
Career In 2008, Hall set up his own dog training business. 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. He has also fronted The Dog Hospital with Graeme Hall on the same channel. The former also airs on CBC Television 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 The Times. He has also hosted a podcast, Talking Dogs, and appeared on Celebrity Mastermind, The Chase: Celebrity Special and Christmas University Challenge. In 2023, he began fronting the Australian version of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, which premiered in July of that year on Network 10.
In August 2026, Hall was announced as a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing. His professional dance partner is Lauren Oakley.
Personal life Hall married accountant Elinor Perry-Hall in 2017 in Sri Lanka, before they separated. Hall now resides in Oxfordshire with his new partner Nikki.
Filmography + As himself Year Title Notes 2017 Dogs Behaving Badly Dog trainer 2019–present Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Dog trainer 2020–2022 Jeremy Vine Guest; 6 episodes 2022 Celebrity Mastermind Contestant; 1 episode 2022 Christmas University Challenge Contestant; 3 episodes 2023–2025 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia Dog trainer 2023 The Chase: Celebrity Special Contestant; 1 episode 2023 Dog Hospital with Graeme Hall Dog trainer 2025 All Creatures Great and Small: Behind the Magic Guest; 1 episode 2026 Vanessa Guest; 1 episode 2026 Strictly Come Dancing Contestant; series 24
Bibliography
All Dogs Great and Small (Penguin Books, 2021) Perfectly Imperfect Puppy (Random House, 2022)
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