Away from the TV shows, Graeme Hall’s had a rather dramatic life including a horror dog accident and a sad split from his wife
Graeme Hall has devoted a lot of his life to helping naughty hounds all over the world – but what do we know about his life?
Known as the Dogfather, the Yorkshire-born dog trainer has been presenting Channel 5 series Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly since 2017, as well as the Australian version.
In his show, Graeme helps dog owners manage their misbehaving pets and strengthen their bond. However, sometimes it can go terribly wrong for Graeme.
But away from the TV sets and screens, Graeme Hall’s had a rather dramatic life, including a horror dog accident and a sad split from his wife.
Graeme’s split from wife
Away from the screen, Graeme married accountant Elinor Perry-Hall in 2017. They tied the knot in a stunning ceremony in Sri Lanka, before celebrating with friends in the UK.
Rumours surrounding their split started to circulate in 2023. In an interview with The Times, Graeme revealed he was now living in Oxfordshire with a new partner.
The reason for their separation has been kept under wraps and Graeme still keeps his personal life relatively private. The following year, Graeme and his new partner were photographed together at Thirsk Birds of Prey Centre.
Graeme’s triple loss
In 2025, Graeme revealed the sad news that he and his unnamed partner lost their three dogs – boxer Scooby, Jonny and Tish, a Patterdale terrier.
Speaking to Country Living this year, the star shared: “Although my partner and I lost all three of our dogs last year, there was a sense of relief mixed in.
“They reached ripe old ages with health issues including doggy dementia, so towards the end we used to joke that we had one blind, one deaf and one daft as a brush. I can still say I have a Rottie and a springer, though, even if they are both guinea pigs, named after their dog-like colourings.”
Graeme on ‘hardest dog loss he’s ever been through’
Graeme endured his biggest heartbreak, though, after the loss of Rottweiler Gordon. He developed incurable cancer, and Graeme had to make the crushing decision to put him to sleep.
“People say that dogs let you know when they’re ready to go and get to a point where they’ve given up. However, when Gordon got unwell with incurable cancer, it was different.
“He couldn’t balance or see and was falling over, banging into things and hurting himself. In the end, he was just staggering around the garden in circles. But rather than slowing down, it’s like Gordon was saying: ‘I’m alright, Dad; just give me a minute to shake this off.’
“We had to overrule him. He was fighting it and wanted to keep going, but we knew he couldn’t and was suffering. It was incredibly difficult and the hardest dog loss I have ever been through.”
Graeme in s
In 2019, Graeme – who started his own professional canine training business in 2008 – spoke about almost losing his hand after being savaged by a dog.
He told Daily Express: “A German Shepherd I went to see four years ago had been re-homed, and was barking very aggressively.
“They brought him in to see me and he just went for my left hand. He bit hard, at the same time the owner pulled on the lead. The effect was to rip it [my hand].”
Graeme added: “It was off to A&E. I ended up in the operating theatre. The bites just missed a tendon and nerve and I nearly lost the full use of that hand. It was a close call. That really made me think differently and I will now put a muzzle on the dog, but I still get little bites here and there.”
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly airs on Channel 5
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