BARBARA WOODHOUSE

'Barbara Kathleen Vera Woodhouse' (née Blackburn, 9 May 1910 - 9 July 1988) was a well known British dog trainer and television personality. Her 1980 television series ''Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way'' made her into a household name in the UK. Her catch-phrase, "walkies," has gone into the English lexicon.
Woodhouse was born in Rathfarnham, Ireland, and lived in Dublin until 1919 when her father died. Her mother then moved the family to Headington in Oxford, where she attended Headington School. She then trained at the Harper Adams Agricultural College in Shropshire where she was the only woman student, after which she returned to Oxford to start a riding school. She then spent more than three years in Argentina training horses.
In the 1930s, Woodhouse became a dog breeder and ran kennels until about 1960. She first appeared on TV as a contestant on ''What's My Line'' where the panelists failed to identify her occupation.
She wrote many books including her autobiography ''Talking to Animals'' and the ''A-Z of Dogs and Puppies''.
She married Dr. Michael Woodhouse in 1940 and moved to Wiltshire. They had three children.

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