Barbara Woodhouse dies
NZPA-PA London Barbara Woodhouse, the television dog trainer famous for her catchphrase “Walkies,” has died at a Buckinghamshire hospital after a stroke. She was 78. Mrs Woodhouse became an unlikely television star but got Britain trying her teaching methods with everything from pedigrees to bitzers. Millions of viewers
watched her firm but kind technique, as she schooled even awkward dogs into obedience. Her husband, Michael, a doctor, said: “She had an amazing ability with animals.” Her 8.8. C. L.P., “Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way," sold in thousands. Her enthusiasm for all types of animal and nononsense methods brought berime as a “personqs-
ality” on television and radio. She appeared on national television, telling the world that no animal was untrainable. Mrs Woodhouse was “flabbergasted” when she received an award as female television personality of the year in 1980 -and modestly declared “The owners deserve it more than me for their patience."
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