TV Guide: Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia gets tails wagging on 10

He’s helped more than 5,000 people and their furry companions in the UK. Now, host Graeme Hall is turning his hand to Australia’s chaotic canines. He’s scoured the nation for the most misbehaved hounds and is ready to retrain them when Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia starts Thursday, 20 July at 7.30pm on 10 and 10 Play. 

Narrated by TV Week Gold Logie 2023 nominee, Julia Morris, Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia is holding Australia’s naughtiest pooches and their owners to account.

From giant Leonberger, Remi, who’s afraid of shiny floors, to cheeky Charlie, the escape artist Cavoodle, to diminutive Shitzu, Dexter, who really loves big dogs, Graeme is certain there is no problem he can’t fix.

But will Graeme’s mantra “Any Dog, Any Age, Any Problem” ring true Down Under?

Following the success of the hit UK version, Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia will see Hall travel across the country, utilising his positive training methods that have led to him being dubbed The Dogfather.

Graeme Hall said: “I’m so excited to be here in Australia, and I can’t wait to meet all the dogs Down Under!”

Mediaweek spoke to EP Sarah Thornton about helping furry friends – and their owners – ahead of the show’s premiere.

When asked whether the team ever considered bringing on an Australian host for the local format, Thornton says that it crossed their minds, but Hall won them over very quickly.

“It’s not something we didn’t consider, but I have to say, once I met Graeme and witnessed his abilities – both with humans and dogs – I was genuinely convinced that he was the right man for the job. There’s something about him, he is so extraordinary at putting both people and animals at ease. Every now and then we joke that people are dog whispers or they can speak to animals, but there’s something spooky about his abilities with dogs.

“He genuinely gets the best out of everyone. He’s one of those people that when you meet them, you think ‘you are genuinely extraordinary’, and we’re really privileged to have him a part of this series.”

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