Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
May 9, 1910
Died
July 9, 1988 (age 78)
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.[
