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Barbara Woodhouse

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born

May 09, 1910 in Rathfarnham, Ireland

died

July 09, 1988

gender

female

genre

Nonfiction

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Barbara Kathleen Vera Woodhouse, 9 May 1910 Rathfarnham, Ireland - 9 July 1988, Buckinghamshire, England, after a stroke, was a well known British dog trainer, author and television personality. Her 1980 television series Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way made her into 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".

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Books by Barbara Woodhouse

Average rating: 3.43 · 122 ratings · 13 reviews · 24 distinct works

	No Bad Dogs: The Woodhouse Way 3.53 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Dog Training My Way 2.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1982 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Talking To Animals 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Almost Human 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Walkies 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Complete Woodhouse Guide to Dog Training 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998	My rating:
	Hidden in Plain Sight: The Tragedy of Children's Rights from Ben Franklin to Lionel Tate 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Just Barbara by Barbara Woodhouse, Geanine Thompson (Editor) 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1981 — 3 editions	My rating:
	No Bad Dogs And Know Your Dog 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Ency Dogs/pups 12ct 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1983	My rating:

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Quotes by Barbara Woodhouse

“The dog has an enviable mind; it remembers the nice things in life and quickly blots out the nasty.
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― Barbara Woodhouse

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“You need eyes that tell the dog who watches them what you are feeling toward it, even though the message may be hidden from the outside world. Above all, you nee telepathy so that the dog thinks with you. These things are not always born in people. They can be developed as any sense or gift can be developed. That is, providing the person wishes to develop them is honest in mind, because with animals you cannot cheat...”
― Barbara Woodhouse, No Bad Dogs: The Woodhouse Way