Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way

1980
Ended
Family
~30m / ep
1 season
7.7/10

Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way is a British television series presented by Barbara Woodhouse first shown by the BBC in 1980. It was taped in 10 episodes at Woodhouse's home in Hertfordshire, England. The show was also internationally syndicated. In the show she often used two commands: "walkies" and "sit"; the latter of which was parodied in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy where James Bond does a Woodhouse impersonation, puts his hand up in a command posture, repeats Woodhouse's catch-phrase to a tiger and the animal responds to it by obeying. Her ten-part series had been shown at over one hundred stations in the United States and in Britain it proved so popular it was run twice. In 1982, singer-songwriter Randy Edelman wrote a song about her and her show, "Barbara", which he released in a single 45 rpm record.

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Though only a single season of 10 episodes, the popularity of Barbra Woodhouse and her method of dog training grew to the point of public demanding a second broadcast in the UK, in the early 1980s. Popularity was equally rivaled in the USA, where public broadcast and VHS alike were consumed by dog owners anxious to firmly but lovingly train their canines into order.

E1. The Right Start
Jan 7, 1980 · 30m
A training choke chain that clicks when pulled by the trainer and an explanation of the correct way to praise.
E2. Afternoon Promenade
Jan 14, 1980 · 30m
Barbara Woodhouse demonstrates training dogs to walkies (which is a nicer term than the word: heel).
E3. Sit and Stay
Jan 21, 1980 · 30m
Barbara Woodhouse demonstrates a method for teaching a dog to sit and stay, emphasizing tone of voice and hand signals.
E4. The Down
Jan 28, 1980 · 30m
Barbara Woodhouse demonstrates how to teach dogs to stay down.
E5. Come When Called
Feb 4, 1980 · 30m
Barbara Woodhouse shows how to teach a dog to come when called, through a combination of tone of voice and praise.
E6. The Advance, Stand, Sit and Down
Feb 11, 1980 · 30m
Barbara Woodhouse demonstrates how to teach a dog to stop instantly on command.