Barbara Woodhouse

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1910-05-09

Deathday 1988-07-09 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Rathfarnham, Ireland

Also Known As Barbara Kathleen Vera Woodhouse, Barbara Kathleen Vera Blackburn

Barbara Woodhouse

Biography

Barbara Kathleen Vera Woodhouse (née Blackburn; 9 May 1910 Rathfarnham, Ireland – 9 July 1988, Buckinghamshire, England) was a dog trainer, author, horse trainer and television personality. Her 1980 television series Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way made her a household name in the UK. Among her catch-phrases were "walkies" and "sit!", the latter parodied in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. She was also known for her "no bad dogs" philosophy.[