Barbara Woodhouse

Barbara Kathleen Vera Woodhouse (née Blackburn; 9 May 1910 – 9 July 1988) was an Irish-born British dog trainer, author, horse trainer and television personality. Her 1980 television series Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way made her a household name. Among her catch phrases were "walkies" and "sit!" She was also known for her "no bad dogs" philosophy.

Life and career Barbara Blackburn was born on 9 May 1910 at St Columba's College in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland, to an Irish family. She grew up there until her father, the warden (headmaster) of the school, died suddenly in 1919.

As described in her autobiography, the family moved to Brighton, England, a few weeks later, and afterwards to Headington in Oxford, where Woodhouse attended Headington School. In 1926, she became the only female student at the Harper Adams Agricultural College in Shropshire.

Woodhouse died on 9 July 1988, at the age of 78, after suffering from a stroke.

Television series Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way Barbara Woodhouse's World of Horses and Ponies Barbara's Problem Dogs

Publications Almost Human (1976) Barbara's World of Horses and Ponies: Their Care and Training the Woodhouse Way (1984) Barbara Woodhouse on How to Train Your Puppy Barbara Woodhouse on How Your Dog Thinks Barbara Woodhouse on Training Your Dog Book of Ponies (1981) Difficult Dogs (1957) Dog Training My Way (1954) Encyclopedia of Dogs and Puppies (1978) Just Barbara: My Story (1986) No Bad Dogs: The Woodhouse Way (1982) No bad dogs and know your dog (1978) Talking to Animals (autobiography, 1954) The A-To-Z of Dogs and Puppies (1972) Walkies: Dog Training and Care the Woodhouse Way (1983) The Complete Woodhouse Guide to Dog Training (1990)