The Doodle Pro®: Positive Dog Training for Calm Doodles
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- Nov 12, 2026
About the podcast
Is life with your Doodle more chaotic than calm? This podcast helps overwhelmed Doodle parents raise calm, happy, well-adjusted dogs using science-based positive reinforcement.
The Doodle Pro® Podcast is an award-recognized podcast for Doodle parents who want calm, connection, and confidence using positive, science-backed dog training.
Hosted by Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, a certified professional dog trainer and Doodle behavior expert with more than 50,000 hands-on hours with Doodles, the show delivers practical, force-free training strategies designed specifically for Doodles, helping families navigate common challenges like barking, leash pulling, jumping, overstimulation, reactivity, and settling at home.
Each episode blends real-life training guidance with a deeper understanding of canine behavior, emotional regulation, and daily structure so Doodle parents can raise well-mannered, emotionally healthy dogs without fear, force, or outdated methods.
Inside the podcast, you’ll learn how to:
- Build calm and focus through predictable, flexible daily routines
- Use positive, pain-free solutions for leash skills, greetings, and distractions
- Support Doodles through anxiety, separation-related behaviors, and over-arousal
- Strengthen trust and the human-dog bond through thoughtful training
- Apply expert insights on grooming, health, enrichment, and social development
The Doodle Pro® Podcast also features conversations with respected trainers, behaviorists, veterinarians, and pet professionals, bringing listeners modern, evidence-informed perspectives grounded in behavioral science.
Whether you’re raising a puppy, navigating adolescence, or supporting an adult or senior Doodle, this podcast offers a compassionate, practical roadmap for life with a Doodle.
Ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally. Trusted by thousands of Doodle families worldwide.
From the author of the #1 Amazon Best Seller Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™.
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Episodes 123
Did You Miss the Puppy Socialization Window? Puppy Brain Book Club, Part 2 with Kerry Nichols
With Kerry Nichols
If you have ever worried you missed the window to raise a confident dog, Kerry Nichols has hopeful news: dogs are remarkable learners at any age.This conversation was recorded live as part of our Puppy Brain …
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If you have ever worried you missed the window to raise a confident dog, Kerry Nichols has hopeful news: dogs are remarkable learners at any age.
This conversation was recorded live as part of our Puppy Brain Book Club. Doodle parents read Puppy Brain together, then brought their questions straight to the author, Kerry Nichols of Nicholberry Goldens.
In Part 2, you'll learn:
- Why it is not too late for an older dog, and the hide and seek game that had a 7-year-old golden coming when called within five days
- The default sit, a dog's way of saying please, with a question from Gold Standard Circle breeder Carolyn DeBar of Doodle Around
- What is happening in the teenage brain, and why to keep your routines in place until adolescence passes
- Casey's question about her Doodle, Keely, who wants to taste-test everything outside
- How to help kids let a puppy choose a hug, plus Kerry's sweatshirt string trick for puppy visits
- Why spay and neuter advice is changing, and who to ask about your own dog
- The one thing Kerry hopes every Doodle parent remembers
Bringing home a Doodle puppy? Grab the complimentary Puppy Prep Pack: checklists, a curated training podcast playlist, and the first steps to set your puppy up right. Get instant access at thedoodlepro.com/puppypack.
Resources mentioned
- Puppy Brain: How Our Dogs Learn, Think, and Love by Kerry Nichols: thedoodlepro.com/puppybrain
- Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partners to find a trainer near you
- The Academy for Dog Trainers
- Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA), the public health clearance database
- Kerry's spay and neuter conversation with a board-certified theriogenologist on her Substack
- Kerry on Instagram
Missed Part 1? Kerry explains how to find a good breeder at thedoodlepro.com/doodle-breeder-puppy-brain.
Read the full episode notes at thedoodlepro.com/puppy-socialization-window-puppy-brain.
Want a calmer daily rhythm with your Doodle? Your Doodle's Daily Schedule Blueprint™ is a #1 Amazon Best Seller in Dog Training: thedoodlepro.com/podbook
Send Corinne your Doodle win: thedoodlepro.com/fanmail
Do you want help keeping track of all the sights, sounds, textures, places, and people that your doodle needs positive, ongoing, and quality exposures to? Don't try to keep track of it all in your mind by using my free Doodle Puppy Socialization Checklist! Download it for free now at https://thedoodlepro.com/socialization.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastHow to Find a Good Doodle Breeder: Puppy Brain Book Club, Part 1 with Kerry Nichols
With Kerry Nichols
If you have ever scrolled a breeder's beautiful website and wondered what is really behind it, this episode is for you.This conversation was recorded live at our Honor Society Book Club. Our members read …
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If you have ever scrolled a breeder's beautiful website and wondered what is really behind it, this episode is for you.
This conversation was recorded live at our Honor Society Book Club. Our members read Puppy Brain together, then brought their questions straight to the author, Kerry Nichols of Nicholberry Goldens. Kerry is a renowned Golden Retriever breeder and a former attorney turned canine educator. Her puppies are trusted by the therapy programs at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Phoenix Children's Hospital.
In Part 1, you'll learn:
- What resilience really means for a puppy (bouncing back quickly, not never startling)
- How layering experiences builds a confident dog, one safe step at a time
- Why your dog's nose changes how they experience every room they walk into
- What health testing actually means, and how to check a breeder's clearances yourself on the OFA database
- Why a Doodle needs health clearances from both parent breeds
- The questions to ask any breeder, and the social media red flags Kerry watches for
- What to do when it is hard to leave a puppy behind
Join our next book club. This is what life inside The Doodle Pro® Honor Society looks like. You read along with fellow Doodle parents, then ask the author your own questions. Members always keep learning and never train alone, with monthly live Q&As with Corinne and the experts she trusts, translated for Doodle life. Save your spot at thedoodlepro.com/honorsociety.
Resources mentioned
- Puppy Brain: How Our Dogs Learn, Think, and Love by Kerry Nichols: thedoodlepro.com/puppybrain
- The Doodle Pro® Book Club Picks, the books I recommend, every one by an author I've interviewed on The Doodle Pro® Podcast: thedoodlepro.com/bookclub
- Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA), the public health clearance database
- Goldendoodle Association of North America (GANA) health testing standards
- How do dogs "see" with their noses? by Alexandra Horowitz, author of Being a Dog
- Kerry on Instagram and Substack
Part 2 is next week: "Did I miss the window?", teenage dogs, hugs, and why spay and neuter advice is changing.
Read the full episode notes at thedoodlepro.com/doodle-breeder-puppy-brain.
Bringing a Doodle puppy home? Your Doodle's Daily Schedule Blueprint™ is a #1 Amazon Best Seller in Dog Training: thedoodlepro.com/podbook
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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Prey Drive in Doodles: Turn the Chase Into Teamwork with Simone Mueller
With Simone Mueller
When your Doodle spots a squirrel, a bunny, or a deer, does it feel like the whole world switches off and only the chase is left? 🐿️ You are not alone, and your Doodle is not being "bad."In this Steal the …
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When your Doodle spots a squirrel, a bunny, or a deer, does it feel like the whole world switches off and only the chase is left? 🐿️ You are not alone, and your Doodle is not being "bad."
In this Steal the Spotlight episode, canine expert Simone Mueller, creator of Predation Substitute Training (PST), joins me from Southern Germany to share how to work WITH your Doodle's prey drive instead of fighting it.
I have been telling Doodle parents for years that the Poodle in your Doodle was bred to retrieve waterfowl alongside people. Simone shows how to turn that history into teamwork on your walks and hikes. Just a kind, science-based system that keeps all three parties safe: you, your Doodle, and the wildlife.
✨ In this episode:- What Predation Substitute Training is, and why suppressing a natural behavior is not the goal
- Why Doodles come from two hunting backgrounds, and what that means on your walks
- How to go from the person who always "spoils the fun" to your Doodle's hunting partner
- Games that mimic parts of the hunt safely, with no animal harmed
- How to become relevant to your Doodle outdoors, so your cues actually land
- Calm "wildlife rituals," so everyone knows what to do when a deer appears
- Simone's four-piece puzzle framework for predatory behavior
🐾 Resources mentioned:
- Call Off the Chase, Simone's PST master course: thedoodlepro.com/chase (code DOODLE = 33% off). Self-paced, new modules each week for about 13 weeks, plus one year of Q and A sessions and community support.
- Simone's complimentary Myth Buster webinar: Watch the Myth Buster webinar
- Hunting Together, Simone's book: Hunting Together on Amazon or Hunting Together on Dogwise
- For pet professionals: Simone's PST Instructor Course runs once a year. Doors close Sunday, October 25 at 11:59 PM Germany time (6:59 PM Eastern, 4:59 PM Mountain), and it begins Monday, October 26. Code ICDOODLE takes 29% off (a little over $900): thedoodlepro.com/pstinstructor. Listening later? Join the PST Instructor waitlist for next year.
- Episode recap and full transcript: thedoodlepro.com/doodle-prey-drive
Disclosure: I am a proud partner of Simone's Call Off the Chase and PST Instructor courses and of Dogwise, so I earn a small commission (it pays for extra dog treats 🐾) when you join or buy through my links, at no cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I only share programs and books I trust for Doodle families.
This is The Doodle Pro Podcast, where we celebrate how Doodles are different, wonderfully so. 🐾Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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Why Does My Goldendoodle Bark at Me? Demand Barking Explained (Kristi Benson)
With Kristi Benson, CTC, PCBC-A
Does your Doodle bark at you until you give in? Kristi Benson, barking specialist and Academy for Dog Trainers instructor, joins me to explain why “demand barking” is really “demand working,” how we …
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Does your Doodle bark at you until you give in? Kristi Benson, barking specialist and Academy for Dog Trainers instructor, joins me to explain why “demand barking” is really “demand working,” how we accidentally train it with textbook positive reinforcement, and why both bark collars and “just ignore it” make things worse.
You’ll learn how to tell an upset bark from an asking bark, why Doodles are especially quick to learn this job, and Kristi’s three-part plan: run an enrichment audit, teach a well-practiced sit as the new way to ask, and use a long down-stay or a calm 30-second timeout when the answer has to be no. No fear, no pain, no shame.
🐾 Is your Doodle barking because they’re unemployed? Take the complimentary Doodle Job Quiz: thedoodlepro.com/podquiz
📝 Full show notes and transcript: thedoodlepro.com/goldendoodle-demand-barking
🐕 Kristi’s Peace and Quiet barking course: kristibenson.com
📚 Grab the book: thedoodlepro.com/podbook
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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How to Introduce Your Doodle to a New Baby: Dog Meets Baby, Part 2
With Dominika Knossalla-Pado
Part 2 with Dominika of Dog Meets Baby is the how-to half. We start with the first meeting between your Doodle and your baby, including the step most families skip: greeting your Doodle without the baby …
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Part 2 with Dominika of Dog Meets Baby is the how-to half. We start with the first meeting between your Doodle and your baby, including the step most families skip: greeting your Doodle without the baby first.
From there, Dominika covers why jumping and barking are the two behaviors to work on now, what changes the day your baby starts crawling, how to tell a happy lick from a "please give me space" lick, the bubble trick that finally makes sense to a two year old, and the signs it's time to call a certified professional.
No baby at home? Every how-to still applies. Grandkids, nieces and nephews, and the neighborhood kid asking to pet your Doodle all count. 🐾
In this episode
- Where your Doodle stays during the birth, and how to choose
- The first meeting, step by step (no dangling feet!)
- Why jumping quietly pushes families toward rehoming, and why it's fixable
- What changes the day your baby starts crawling
- The kiss-to-dismiss lick, plus the happy-lick snapshot test
- The bubble trick from Dominika's book, Lola and the Bubble Mission
- When to call a professional, and why a growl is a warning to thank
Links
🍼 Dominika's courses, her book Lola and the Bubble Mission, and her complimentary prep checklist: thedoodlepro.com/dogmeetsbaby (use code DOODLEPRO). I'm a proud affiliate and may earn a commission.
🛋️ Build the skill underneath almost every tip, a Doodle who can safely park it: The Settled Doodle™, thedoodlepro.com/settleddoodle
📝 Episode page and full transcript: thedoodlepro.com/introduce-doodle-to-baby
🎧 Missed Part 1? thedoodlepro.com/prepare-doodle-for-baby
📸 Dominika on Instagram: @dogmeets_baby
The Doodle Pro Podcast, where we celebrate how Doodles are different, wonderfully so.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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How to Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby: A Trainer's Twins Story (Part 1) | The Doodle Pro®
With Dominika Knossalla-Pado
How do you prepare your Doodle for a baby? Dominika of Dog Meets Baby was eight years into her career as a certified trainer when she brought newborn twins home to a dog every trainer friend trusted. What …
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How do you prepare your Doodle for a baby? Dominika of Dog Meets Baby was eight years into her career as a certified trainer when she brought newborn twins home to a dog every trainer friend trusted. What happened in the first few seconds is why she now helps families prepare their dogs for life with little ones.
In Part 1, we talk about what really changes for your Doodle when the family's attention shifts, why "cute" behaviors suddenly feel like too much, the guilt nobody says out loud, and when to jump in on preparing (your due date is not a deadline). Then we bust three myths, including the hospital blanket trick.
Not expecting? Stay anyway. Grandkids, nieces, nephews, and the neighborhood kid asking to pet your Doodle all count. 🐾
🛋️ Teach your Doodle to safely park it while life happens around them. The Settled Doodle™ is self-paced, five minutes at a time, with no live calls: thedoodlepro.com/settleddoodle
CHAPTERS
0:00 Kids are everywhere in a Doodle's life
2:13 Lola and the newborn twins
7:36 What changes when the family's attention shifts
11:16 Is it jealousy? What your Doodle is actually saying
14:58 The guilt and grief nobody says out loud
19:12 Velcro Doodles: a feature to plan around
21:17 When to start preparing
23:26 Sleep arrangements
27:17 Car safety with a baby on board
28:49 Your due date is not a deadline
30:08 Myth: the hospital blanket
33:56 Myth: the car seat meet and greet
36:04 Myth: dogs are naturally great with kids
39:26 What's coming in Part 2RESOURCES
🍼 Dominika's courses and complimentary prep checklist: thedoodlepro.com/dogmeetsbaby (code DOODLEPRO). I'm a proud affiliate and may earn a commission.
📸 Dominika on Instagram: @dogmeets_baby
🛋️ Teach your Doodle to safely park it, The Settled Doodle™
📝 Full show notes and transcript📖 Your Doodle's Daily Schedule Blueprint™
🎧 All episodesDoodles are different, wonderfully so. 🐾
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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Doodle Training Wins: What 3,000 Doodle Parents Changed in 5 Days
More than 3,000 Doodle families jumped into the Fall 2026 Doodle Parent Challenge this week, and some of what happened in those five days is just incredible. 🐾In this celebration episode, I share the wins …
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More than 3,000 Doodle families jumped into the Fall 2026 Doodle Parent Challenge this week, and some of what happened in those five days is just incredible. 🐾
In this celebration episode, I share the wins straight from the live chat and your messages: a Goldendoodle named Willow who finally clocked out for the night, a sit that held while a FedEx driver walked right by, and the moment a Doodle parent swapped a harsh label for "having a difficult moment."
In this episode:
🐾 Why a playbook that worked beautifully for your last dog may not fit this one (a mismatch, not a failure)
🐾 Why turning your back or saying "off" 100 times a day never sticks, and what works instead
🐾 The three steps from Day 3: name the paycheck, stop the rehearsal, pay the alternative
🐾 One doable first step for every Doodle parent this week
Zoomies to Zen™ doors are open. We kick off live Friday, September 18 at 2 PM Eastern (noon Mountain), and doors close Wednesday, September 16 at 11:59 PM Eastern. Jump in here: thedoodlepro.com/zoomiestozen
Read the full episode recap: thedoodlepro.com/doodle-training-wins
Wondering if Zoomies to Zen™ is a fit? Email [email protected] with your Doodle's name and the one thing you'd most love to change.
CHAPTERS
0:00 More than 3,000 Doodle families in 5 days
0:50 Inside the live chat
1:12 When the old playbook stops working
3:05 A new lens changes what comes next
3:26 Kelly and Willow: the Doodle on patrol
4:50 Kathy and Lucy Gray: the FedEx test
5:45 Why it worked 7:00 What Zoomies to Zen™ is (and isn't)
8:46 Dates, price, and doors close
9:51 Your one doable first step
The Doodle Pro® Podcast, where we celebrate how Doodles are different, wonderfully so.
Zoomies to Zen™ doors are open. We kick off live Friday, September 18 at 2 PM Eastern (noon Mountain), and doors close Wednesday, September 16 at 11:59 PM Eastern. Jump in here: thedoodlepro.com/zoomiestozen
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastWhy Dog Training Tips Don't Work for Doodles (And What Does)
There is a folder on your phone. Saved reels, screenshots, a loose-leash method with four steps and you remember two. Forty-seven tips in there, give or take.And your Doodle still loses their whole mind when …
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There is a folder on your phone. Saved reels, screenshots, a loose-leash method with four steps and you remember two. Forty-seven tips in there, give or take.
And your Doodle still loses their whole mind when the doorbell rings.
Here is what I want you to hear: that is not evidence that you failed or that you did not try enough. It is evidence about what a tip actually is. A tip is a puzzle piece with no box top.
In this episode I walk through the difference between a tip and a system, using recall and the doorbell as the worked examples, and I name the reason your feed is full of one and empty of the other. It is not a conspiracy. It is economics.
"By Day 3 of the challenge, I understood my Doodle in a way I never had before. It felt like someone finally gave me the manual." - Sarah M.
More than 800 Doodle parents are already in for the 5-Day Doodle Parent Challenge, kicking off Monday night, September 7 at 8pm ET. Complimentary, live, and it is the system. Five days where I hand you the box top instead of another forty-seven tips.
The live kickoff happens once. Save your spot before Monday so Day 1 is the first thing you do, not the thing you catch up on.
👉 https://thedoodlepro.com/challenge
Doodles are different, wonderfully so. 🐾
CHAPTERS
0:00 The 100 calls they heard and ignored
0:28 The folder on your phone
1:23 Why 47 tips is not training
1:54 Forty-seven humans in one body
2:19 Why your feed is full of tips and empty of systems
3:09 Recall: the tip version vs. the system version
4:07 The doorbell, same pattern
5:01 Exhausted from trying, not from not trying
5:30 You were not set up to fail
5:47 What Monday night is
Note: chapter times may drift by up to about a minute in the back half of this episode due to mid-roll ad insertion.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastThe Overworked Doodle: Why Your Doodle Never Stops Barking at the Window
There is a Doodle in your neighborhood who has not taken a day off since 2023.The window barking. The full body launch at the doorbell. The patrol route from the front door to the couch to the window and back …
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There is a Doodle in your neighborhood who has not taken a day off since 2023.
The window barking. The full body launch at the doorbell. The patrol route from the front door to the couch to the window and back, like they are being graded on it.
Here is the reframe that changes everything: that is not a behavior problem. That is a Doodle running a department nobody created, with no manager, no training, and no lunch break. Meet the Overworked Doodle.
In this episode we walk through a real shift log, hour by hour, and then get honest about why the popular advice keeps failing you. Ignoring it does not work, because the barking was never for your benefit. Yelling does not work either, and the reason is sneakier than you think. And anything built on startling, scaring, or hurting a Doodle backfires harder with this population than almost any other, because you cannot punish a dog out of a job they believe is keeping the family alive.
Then the part you can actually use: the two things the Overworked Doodle needs, in order, and one small assignment for this week that takes about ten minutes.
Doodles are different, wonderfully so. 🐾
WHAT WE COVER
(00:00) The Doodle who never clocked out
(00:44) A day in the life, the full shift log
(01:54) Diligent, not dramatic
(02:45) Vigilance is a workload, not a personality
(03:16) Why the stress never gets to reset
(04:03) Why “just ignore it” and yelling backfire
(04:30) What force and fear actually do
(05:02) The two things that work, in order
(05:48) Your one small assignment this week
(06:14) Five job titles, and finding yours
YOUR NEXT STEP
The 5-Day Doodle Parent Challenge starts Monday night, September 7. It is free, it is live, and it is the whole system in order instead of 47 scattered tips.
Save your spot: thedoodlepro.com/challenge
Curious which of the five job titles your Doodle holds? Take the quiz, it takes two minutes:
Full write-up, FAQ, and transcript: thedoodlepro.com/goldendoodle-barking-at-window
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastWhy Your Goldendoodle Barks, Steals Socks, and Won't Settle: Every Doodle Has a Job
Somewhere in your house right now, there is a Doodle on the clock. Monitoring the window. Tracking the snacks. Escorting you to the bathroom. Nobody hired them, and that is exactly the problem.In this episode …
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Somewhere in your house right now, there is a Doodle on the clock. Monitoring the window. Tracking the snacks. Escorting you to the bathroom. Nobody hired them, and that is exactly the problem.
In this episode, Corinne Gearhart of The Doodle Pro® explains why every Doodle assigns themselves a job, why the barking and the sock stealing are not misbehavior, and the one principle that changes everything: an unmet need does not disappear, it gets self-directed. You'll meet the self-appointed surveillance shift, the Sock Acquisition Specialist, and the accidental HR department every household is secretly running (kindly: that is not a criticism of you).
There are five job titles a Doodle can hold, and each one needs something completely different from you.
🐾 Find out your Doodle's actual job title. Take the 2-minute quiz: thedoodlepro.com/podquiz
Then come tell Corinne what you got on Instagram @thedoodlepro. She reads every single one.
Chapters:
0:00 Your Doodle is on the clock
0:52 Nestlé, Head of Snack Surveillance
2:32 Why Doodles hire themselves
3:13 The principle: unmet needs get self-directed
3:50 The full-time surveillance shift
4:41 The Sock Acquisition Specialist
5:43 Who is running the HR department
6:31 The question that changes everything
7:17 Five job titles, five different needs
8:15 Take the quiz
The Doodle Pro Podcast, where we celebrate how Doodles are different, wonderfully so.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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How to Brush a Goldendoodle at Home: A Groomer's Step-by-Step (Part 2)
With Joy Burton
Your Goldendoodle is brushed. Your Goldendoodle is also matted. Both of those things can be true on the same dog on the same day, and it does not mean you failed.In Part 2, Fear Free certified groomer Joy …
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Your Goldendoodle is brushed. Your Goldendoodle is also matted. Both of those things can be true on the same dog on the same day, and it does not mean you failed.
In Part 2, Fear Free certified groomer Joy Burton gets specific about how to brush a Goldendoodle at home. The brush most Doodle parents own that should go in the trash, and the two to buy instead. Line brushing, step by step, in words you can use tonight. The comb rule that settles the front desk conversation before you ever get there. The six places mats always start. Skunk brushing, which is exactly as delightful as it sounds. And the red flags that tell you a salon is not the right room for your dog.
We also get into crates and cage free grooming, what a good groomer does the second a dog says they are scared, and the difference between fear and aggression that almost nobody names out loud.
Then the room opens up. The Doodle parents who joined this recording live named their own dogs and asked Joy about them, and she answered.
Her closing line is the one I want every Doodle parent to hear: it is never the dog.
New here? Start with Part 1, Why Is My Goldendoodle Matting When I Brush Every Day?
🐾 What groomers wish you knew about brushing your Doodle, on the house.
🐾 My favorite brushes and grooming tools, the whole shelf in one place.
Some links are affiliate links. If you use them, The Doodle Pro® may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only point at things I would use on my own dog.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome back
1:45 Crates, kennel banks, and what cage free really means
7:14 When a dog gets scared mid-groom
8:50 Happy visits, the appointment before the appointment
11:58 What Joy will never do to a dog
14:04 Three things to do before your next appointment
16:35 The brush to throw out, and the two to buy
17:37 Line brushing, step by step
18:03 Why you need a Greyhound comb
20:44 The comb rule, and Swiss cheesing
21:43 Detangler spray, and what it cannot fix
22:53 Why the de-matting comb stays out of your kit
24:49 Skunk brushing and the Doodle Mohawk
26:11 The six places mats always start
28:58 How to find a groomer for your Doodle
30:23 Red flags at the grooming salon
32:20 The one thing: it is never the dog
33:01 Joy’s salon, and 25% off for listeners
33:47 Listener Q and A
41:33 Your one doable first step this week
THE TOOLS JOY NAMES IN THIS EPISODE
The slicker brush: look for long bristles that come out at a straight angle and then point slightly down. Flat pin brushes are built for short coats and will skate right over a Doodle. Match the brush size to your dog’s size. Chris Christensen is the investment version, Groomers Supply House and JellyPet are excellent for less, and Paw Brothers extra-long bristle is Joy’s pick if you are just learning the technique.
The Greyhound comb: a plain metal comb, about five or six dollars, any brand. This is the tool that tells you the truth.
Detangling spray: for maintenance and softening tangles before you brush. It will not remove a mat that is already too far gone.
An electric toothbrush: not for teeth. For desensitizing a puppy’s face to buzzing and vibration before a groomer ever holds a clipper there.
Shampoo and conditioner: Joy’s picks are NKITA Pet for a simple all-in-one, and Curly Wax if you want to bring the curl out.
🚫 The one to skip: the de-matting comb. Those hooked blades in the at-home kits are a professional tool. Joy does not even let her own bathers use one.
🐾 Want the printable tool list? Grab my Top Brushes cheat sheet.
FIND JOY BURTON
Joy Burton is a Fear Free certified professional groomer and co-owner of Well-Groomed Pets Orange County in Laguna Niguel, California.
Instagram: @groomwithjoy
Doodle Pro® listeners get 25% off their first service. Mention the podcast when you book.
WHAT’S YOUR DOODLE’S JOB TITLE?
Six questions, five results, and one of them is asleep on your couch right now. Take the quiz.
Do you want help keeping track of all the sights, sounds, textures, places, and people that your doodle needs positive, ongoing, and quality exposures to? Don't try to keep track of it all in your mind by using my free Doodle Puppy Socialization Checklist! Download it for free now at https://thedoodlepro.com/socialization.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastWhy Is My Goldendoodle Matting When I Brush Every Day? A Groomer Explains (Part 1)
With Joy Burton
You are brushing. You bought the good brush. And your groomer still met you at the door with the word "matted."Here is the part nobody explains: Doodles do shed, the hair just gets trapped in the curl instead …
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You are brushing. You bought the good brush. And your groomer still met you at the door with the word "matted."
Here is the part nobody explains: Doodles do shed, the hair just gets trapped in the curl instead of falling on your floor. That trapped hair is what mats. So the problem usually is not how often you are brushing. It is what you are brushing with, and how deep you are getting.
In part one of this two-part conversation, professional groomer Joy Burton walks me through what is really happening on the other side of that grooming table. Why Doodles are genuinely high maintenance and nobody warned you. Why your groomer's comb tells a different story than your eyes do. Why waiting until eight months for a first haircut is the thing that causes trauma, not an early one. And why a shave down is an act of care, not a failure.
Joy is Fear Free certified, has been grooming professionally for over a decade, and specializes in dogs who are scared of the process. She is honest, she is warm, and she is not here to blame you.
This one was recorded live with Honor Society members in the room. Part 2 drops next week.
🐾 WHAT GROOMERS WISH THEY COULD TELL YOU
Joy said out loud what most groomers only think at the front desk, and she is
not the only one. I interviewed professional groomers all over the country and
asked them what they wish they could say to Doodle parents if they had the time
and the space to be honest.
Then I put every bit of it in one guide. The brushing truths nobody says at
pickup, and none of it holds back.
It is on the house: https://thedoodlepro.com/uncensoredWant to be in the room the next time an expert like Joy shows up live? Come join us at https://thedoodlepro.com/society 🐾
Do you want help keeping track of all the sights, sounds, textures, places, and people that your doodle needs positive, ongoing, and quality exposures to? Don't try to keep track of it all in your mind by using my free Doodle Puppy Socialization Checklist! Download it for free now at https://thedoodlepro.com/socialization.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastWhich Doodle Pro® Summit Session Should You Watch First? Take the 60-Second Trail Map Quiz
The Doodle Pro® Summit opens Monday: 15 leading experts, 16 Doodle-specific sessions, 3 days, and your seat is complimentary. But 16 sessions is a lot, and nobody stands at a buffet and eats everything …
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The Doodle Pro® Summit opens Monday: 15 leading experts, 16 Doodle-specific sessions, 3 days, and your seat is complimentary. But 16 sessions is a lot, and nobody stands at a buffet and eats everything. That's not a buffet problem, that's a plate problem.
So I built you a trail map. Take the 60-second quiz at https://thedoodlepro.com/summitquiz and I'll tell you exactly which session to watch first, what to climb next, and one scenic detour worth taking, matched to YOUR Doodle. Already registered? The quiz tells you where to start Monday at 9am MT. Not registered yet? Your complimentary spot is one click past your result.
In this short episode I walk three of the fifteen trails (resource guarding, separation anxiety, and the Doodle with no off switch), do the honest math on fitting a three-day trail into a real week, and invite you to the pre-party call this Sunday at 2pm ET / 7pm UK, where the pop-up community doors swing open. All-Access Pass holders: both Companion Workbooks are ready right now, print them or scroll the digital version.
Pet pros, the very first quiz question sorts you onto your own trail. This is complimentary continuing education.
🥾 Find your trail: https://thedoodlepro.com/summitquiz
🏔 Save your spot: https://doodleprosummit.com
🎙 Basecamp: Live Doodle Talk daily, 3pm MT / 5pm ETCorinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastDemand Barking, Unsafe Chews & Leash Lunging: Summit Expert Preview
"Wait, is this a joke?" That's a real message I got about the Doodle Pro® Summit. So today I'm answering it the best way I know how: by letting you hear the experts yourself.I pulled four clips …
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"Wait, is this a joke?" That's a real message I got about the Doodle Pro® Summit. So today I'm answering it the best way I know how: by letting you hear the experts yourself.
I pulled four clips straight from the Summit interviews. Kristi Benson reframes demand barking in a way that made me laugh out loud. Dr. Adam Christman nearly has a panic attack as I quiz him on every chew in the pet store aisle. Dr. Sylvalyn Hammond, The Honest Vet, shares why she fights pet misinformation with nothing to sell you. And Kate LaSala reveals the surprising truth about dogs who bark and lunge on leash. Hint: most aren't aggressive at all.
Doodle parents from 21 countries and 46 states have already registered. The Summit is July 27 to 29, fully online, and completely complimentary to attend live. Plus, every day at 5 PM ET I go live for Doodle Talk Live to translate the talks into exactly what to do with YOUR Doodle.
🐾 Save your spot: https://doodleprosummit.com
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastThe Doodle Pro® Summit 2026: Doodle Parent Edition With 15 World-Class Experts
The doors to the Doodle Pro® Summit: Doodle Parent Edition are open, and this episode is your personal invitation. 🎉 Built entirely for Doodle parents, this three-day online event gathers fifteen world-class …
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The doors to the Doodle Pro® Summit: Doodle Parent Edition are open, and this episode is your personal invitation. 🎉 Built entirely for Doodle parents, this three-day online event gathers fifteen world-class dog and veterinary experts July 27 to 29 to welcome your Doodle instead of correcting the both of you. Because Doodles are different, wonderfully so, and so are their parents.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastWhat Dog Sledding on a Glacier Taught Me About Your Doodle
Ever had someone call your Doodle a "mutt" or insist they're "not a real breed"? I just got back from Alaska, where I went dog sledding on a glacier and completely geeked out on the musher. 🐾Here's …
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Ever had someone call your Doodle a "mutt" or insist they're "not a real breed"? I just got back from Alaska, where I went dog sledding on a glacier and completely geeked out on the musher. 🐾
Here's what stopped me in my tracks: the Alaskan Husky, one of the most respected working dogs in the world, isn't a registered breed either. It's a type, intentionally bred for purpose over generations. Sound familiar? It's the exact same story as our Goldendoodles and Labradoodles.
In this short and sweet episode I share the picky eater test (some of our Doodles would not make the sled team, and that's okay), why your Doodle was bred for companionship, and the phrase that changed how I think about the whole "real breed" debate: purpose over paperwork.
Plus, I'm pulling back the curtain just a little on the biggest project I've ever built for you.
Get on the wait list and grab your complimentary Morning Flow Blueprint: https://doodleprosummit.com
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastThe Science Behind Ethical Goldendoodle Breeding: Health Testing, Genetic Diversity, and GANA's Three-Generation Standard (Part 2)
With Brenda Adtruson, Kelsey Painter, and Shari Hall
Can a Doodle truly be bred ethically, or have you started to wonder what really separates a responsible breeder from a polished broker website and the right buzzwords?And have you ever felt you had to defend …
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Can a Doodle truly be bred ethically, or have you started to wonder what really separates a responsible breeder from a polished broker website and the right buzzwords?
And have you ever felt you had to defend your choice to bring home a Doodle, like you owed someone an explanation for the dog you love?
You deserve honest, science-based answers, and you never needed anyone's permission to love your Doodle.
In Part 2 of this conversation, I'm back with three members of the board of the Goldendoodle Association of North America: Kelsey Painter of Fox Creek Farm, Brenda Adtruson of Bren's Doodles, and Shari Hall of Shining Star Doodles, who is also the current president of GANA. I sat in a room at the GANA conference and watched purebred breeders, even a Dalmatian breeder and a Miniature Poodle breeder, show up just to learn, because the level of science in that room was so high. I wanted to bring you that same eye-opening half of the conversation.
We cover:
- Whether a Doodle can even be bred ethically, and how the board answers that question head-on
- Why a "champion show line" with a CHIC number can still hide serious health problems, one Westminster-line Mini Poodle's story will stop you
- The "no good purebred breeder would ever sell to a Doodle program" myth, and the show breeders quietly doing exactly that under NDAs
- GANA's three-generation rule and how genetic diversity protects your Goldendoodle's longevity
- What ethical breeding includes beyond health testing, from clear program goals to puppy enrichment like ENS, Puppy Culture, and Avidog
If you've ever been made to feel small for choosing a Doodle, or you just want the real standard behind responsible Goldendoodle breeding, this episode is not to be missed.
Here's to informed Doodle parenting,
Corinne
Want to learn from the leading experts in Doodle behavior, training, grooming, vet care, and nutrition all in one place? The Doodle Pro® Summit: Doodle Parent Edition 2026 happens July 27 to 29, and your complimentary spot is waiting. Save Your Spot at https://doodleprosummit.com 🎟️
The close of this episode is all about giving your puppy a calm, confident start. The complimentary Puppy Prep Pack hands you exactly that, from socialization to schedule to settling. Get Instant Access at thedoodlepro.com/puppy-prep-pack 🐾
RESOURCES & BREEDER DIRECTORYLooking for an ethical breeder? Start with the Gold Standard Circle™, my hand-curated, invite-only network of ethical Doodle breeders across every Doodle cross, including Goldendoodle, Bernedoodle, Cavapoo, Sheepadoodle, Aussiedoodle, Cockapoo, and Whoodle: thedoodlepro.com/topbreeders
For a Goldendoodle specifically, you can also search GANA's full directory of certified breeders at goldendoodleassociation.com
All three of today's guests are part of the Gold Standard Circle™:
- Bren's Doodles: thedoodlepro.com/go/brensdoodles
- Shining Star Doodles: thedoodlepro.com/go/shiningstardoodles
- Fox Creek Farm: thedoodlepro.com/go/foxcreekfarm
For breeder listeners: Grab the complimentary Doodle Breeder Bonus Kit, my resource bundle for ethical Doodle breeders, at thedoodlepro.com/doodle-breeder-resources/
And this is the final week for the GANA offer: $100 off the kennel application, bringing it to just $99. Use code podcast2026 at goldendoodleassociation.com. If you're already meeting these health standards, consider this your invitation to join the people doing this work the right way.
I'm also proud to share that I've partnered with GANA so that renewing Goldendoodle Society members receive a copy of my book, Your Doodle's Daily Schedule Blueprint™.
Connect with the Goldendoodle Association of North America (GANA):
- Website: goldendoodleassociation.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/ganabreeders/
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Do you want help keeping track of all the sights, sounds, textures, places, and people that your doodle needs positive, ongoing, and quality exposures to? Don't try to keep track of it all in your mind by using my free Doodle Puppy Socialization Checklist! Download it for free now at https://thedoodlepro.com/socialization.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastHow to Find an Ethical Goldendoodle Breeder: What GANA's Board Wants Every Doodle Parent to Know (Part 1)
With Brenda Adtruson, Kelsey Painter, and Shari Hall
You have twelve breeder tabs open and every one looks perfect. So how do you tell a truly ethical Goldendoodle breeder from a polished website or a puppy broker?In Part 1 of this conversation, three members of …
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You have twelve breeder tabs open and every one looks perfect. So how do you tell a truly ethical Goldendoodle breeder from a polished website or a puppy broker?
In Part 1 of this conversation, three members of the Goldendoodle Association of North America (GANA) board explain what real health testing looks like, why "vet checked" is not the same as health tested, and the simple questions that reveal whether a breeder is doing the deeper work. This is the practical, reassuring roadmap every Doodle family deserves before bringing a puppy home.
If you are looking for a Goldendoodle, start at the GANA directory at goldendoodleassociation.com.For all Doodle crosses, the Gold Standard Circle is my hand-selected network of breeders I trust. Visit thedoodlepro.com/topbreeders
Breeders listening: GANA is offering $100 off the kennel application, code podcast2026, while this episode is fresh.Do you want help keeping track of all the sights, sounds, textures, places, and people that your doodle needs positive, ongoing, and quality exposures to? Don't try to keep track of it all in your mind by using my free Doodle Puppy Socialization Checklist! Download it for free now at https://thedoodlepro.com/socialization.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
thedoodlepro.com/podbookMore episodes:
thedoodlepro.com/podcastGoldendoodle 101 (2026 Update): Temperament, Health Testing, and How to Find an Ethical Breeder
Thinking about a Goldendoodle, or living with one who's more furry tornado than teddy bear? This 2026 Goldendoodle 101 gives you the complete picture: the breed's surprising service-dog origins, the …
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Thinking about a Goldendoodle, or living with one who's more furry tornado than teddy bear? This 2026 Goldendoodle 101 gives you the complete picture: the breed's surprising service-dog origins, the field vs show Golden distinction that explains so much about red Doodles, why "vet checked" is not health tested, the COI number that stunned a New Yorker writer, and exactly how to find an ethical breeder. Plus the story of Amy Lane of Fox Creek Farm, creator of the Mini Goldendoodle and founder of GANA, whose business partner joins me next week with two more GANA board members.
🐾 Save Your Spot at The Doodle Pro® Summit, July 27-29: doodleprosummit.com
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🐾 Goldendoodle GANA breeder directory: goldendoodleassociation.comDo you want help keeping track of all the sights, sounds, textures, places, and people that your doodle needs positive, ongoing, and quality exposures to? Don't try to keep track of it all in your mind by using my free Doodle Puppy Socialization Checklist! Download it for free now at https://thedoodlepro.com/socialization.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastIs Your Doodle Actually Healthier Than a Purebred? The Science of Hybrid Vigor, Health Testing, and What the Data Shows with John Seabrook
With John Seabrook
Have you questioned whether Doodle breeding really produces healthier dogs than purebred dogs? Or felt like you had to defend that choice without the science to back it up?You deserve honest, science-based …
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Have you questioned whether Doodle breeding really produces healthier dogs than purebred dogs? Or felt like you had to defend that choice without the science to back it up?
You deserve honest, science-based answers that don't talk down to you or make assumptions about why you chose to become a Doodle parent.
In this episode, I'm joined by John Seabrook, a staff writer at The New Yorker, who wrote a deeply reported piece on responsible breeding, the business of designer dogs, and what genetic diversity actually means for your dog's health.
We cover:
• Health testing at the Goldendoodle Association of North America
• The science of hybrid vigor and the coefficient of inbreeding
• Why the AKC has refused to engage with Doodles
• What drove the rise of shelter Doodles after the pandemic
• What the best Doodle breeders do differently to protect your Doodle
If you're a Doodle parent looking for science-backed answers on responsible breeding using balanced, honest research, this episode is not to be missed.
Here's to informed Doodle parents, Corinne
🎟️ Save your spot at The Doodle Pro® Summit: https://doodleprosummit.com 🎙️
Corinne Gearhart is the founder of The Doodle Pro® and a certified dog trainer and Doodle specialist with over 50,000 hours of hands-on Doodle experience. She helps Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using science-based positive reinforcement, and is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle's Daily Schedule Blueprint™.
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Article mentioned: How Doodles Became the Dog du Jour https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/03/23/how-doodles-became-the-dog-du-jour
Do you want help keeping track of all the sights, sounds, textures, places, and people that your doodle needs positive, ongoing, and quality exposures to? Don't try to keep track of it all in your mind by using my free Doodle Puppy Socialization Checklist! Download it for free now at https://thedoodlepro.com/socialization.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastCan Any Dog Use Talking Buttons? Bunny's Mom Alexis Devine Explains (Part 2)
With Alexis Devine and What About Bunny Sheepadoodle
Bunny the Sheepadoodle has taught millions of us to listen to our dogs differently, and this week her mom Alexis Devine is back for Part 2 of our conversation. 🐾If Part 1 reframed how you see your Doodle, Part …
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Bunny the Sheepadoodle has taught millions of us to listen to our dogs differently, and this week her mom Alexis Devine is back for Part 2 of our conversation. 🐾
If Part 1 reframed how you see your Doodle, Part 2 hands you the practicalplaybook. Alexis explains why buttons without body language are basicallymeaningless, why any dog (yes, any dog) can learn this, how to handle the "my dog won't stop pressing the treat button" wall, and the medicine button moment that changed how she thinks about agency for animals.
Plus, the one button Bunny would press about us humans. It's perfect. 😂
🐾 Try buttons with your own Doodle (12% off code DOODLEPRO):
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🎟️ Save your spot at the Doodle Pro Summit:
https://doodleprosummit.comDo you want help keeping track of all the sights, sounds, textures, places, and people that your doodle needs positive, ongoing, and quality exposures to? Don't try to keep track of it all in your mind by using my free Doodle Puppy Socialization Checklist! Download it for free now at https://thedoodlepro.com/socialization.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastLive Interview with What About Bunny's Alexis Part 1
🎉 The Doodle Pro® Summit waitlist is OPEN! Be first to see the lineup, get first access, and grab a complimentary gift while you wait 👉 doodleprosummit.comIf you've watched a fluffy Sheepadoodle press …
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🎉 The Doodle Pro® Summit waitlist is OPEN! Be first to see the lineup, get first access, and grab a complimentary gift while you wait 👉 doodleprosummit.com
If you've watched a fluffy Sheepadoodle press buttons to "talk" to her mom, you already know Bunny. This week, Bunny's mom Alexis Devine joins me for Part 1 of a conversation I have wanted to have for years. 🐾
Alexis didn't start as a dog expert. She picked a Doodle because Doodles are cute, and then learned the hard and beautiful way that there is a sensitive, intelligent working dog living under all that fluff. We talk about why the looks can be deceiving, why so many Doodles are wired for alertness and herding, and what that means for the dog in your living room.
Then we get into the buttons. Alexis explains how the system actually works, how Bunny pressed her very first button, and the insight that made me tear up: the magic isn't that the dog speaks English. It's that the buttons teach US how to listen.
This one will change how you see your Doodle. Part 2 drops next Thursday.
Save 12% off of the button system Bunny uses with code DOODLEPRO at thedoodlepro.com/shop/fluentpet!
🎟️ Save your spot at the Doodle Pro Summit: https://doodleprosummit.com 🎙️
Do you want help keeping track of all the sights, sounds, textures, places, and people that your doodle needs positive, ongoing, and quality exposures to? Don't try to keep track of it all in your mind by using my free Doodle Puppy Socialization Checklist! Download it for free now at https://thedoodlepro.com/socialization.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
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thedoodlepro.com/podcast100 Episodes In: What Doodle Pro Nation Has Taught Me (And What's Next)
🎉 The Doodle Pro® Summit waitlist is OPEN! Be first to see the lineup, get first access, and grab a complimentary gift while you wait 👉 doodleprosummit.com100 episodes ago, I sat down with a microphone in …
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🎉 The Doodle Pro® Summit waitlist is OPEN! Be first to see the lineup, get first access, and grab a complimentary gift while you wait 👉 doodleprosummit.com
100 episodes ago, I sat down with a microphone in Colorado hoping to help a few Doodle parents raise calmer, happier Doodles. Today, Doodle Pro Nation reaches 133 countries on every inhabited continent on Earth. 🐾
In this milestone 100th episode, I share the question that
started this podcast, the through line I have not broken in
100 episodes, why I decided to specialize in just Doodles
when nobody else would, and what Karen Pryor's work means for every science-based recommendation inside The Doodle Pro® ecosystem.
I also announce, for the first time on the podcast, the
global gathering Doodle Pro Nation has been building toward.
THE DOODLE PRO® SUMMIT IS COMING
July 27-29, 2026. Three days of Doodle-specific,
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is for you.Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastThe Squeaky Toy Hack and Other Vet Visit Secrets: Dr. Adam Christman Answers Doodle Parent Questions (Part 2)
With Dr. Adam Christman
🎉 The Doodle Pro® Summit waitlist is OPEN! Be first to see the lineup, get first access, and grab a complimentary gift while you wait 👉 doodleprosummit.comDoes your Doodle turn into a different dog the moment …
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🎉 The Doodle Pro® Summit waitlist is OPEN! Be first to see the lineup, get first access, and grab a complimentary gift while you wait 👉 doodleprosummit.com
Does your Doodle turn into a different dog the moment you pull into the vet parking lot?
In Part 2 of this conversation with Dr. Adam Christman, you'll learn the simple squeaky toy hack that flips vet visits forever. Plus the truth about why Doodles eat socks (and what to actually do about it), why pet insurance matters more than you think, and a real moment with Clark, Dr. Christman's own dog, mid-surgery during our recording.
Two members of the Doodle Pro® Honor Society also joined live for a Q&A: Natalie asked about the ear plucking powder and the sock-eating prevention tactics, and Heather shared her real story about Fiona's epilepsy and the regret of not getting pet insurance.
🎉 Happy update: Clark's IVDD surgery was a success. Follow Dr. Christman on TikTok and Instagram to see his recovery!
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🌟 Want to be part of conversations like this? Join the Doodle Pro® Honor Society at thedoodlepro.com/society
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
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thedoodlepro.com/podcastWhat Your Vet Wishes You Knew About Your Doodle: Honest Answers from Dr. Adam Christman (Part 1)
🎉 The Doodle Pro® Summit waitlist is OPEN! Be first to see the lineup, get first access, and grab a complimentary gift while you wait 👉 doodleprosummit.comHave you ever sat in the vet's exam room wondering …
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🎉 The Doodle Pro® Summit waitlist is OPEN! Be first to see the lineup, get first access, and grab a complimentary gift while you wait 👉 doodleprosummit.com
Have you ever sat in the vet's exam room wondering if you're asking too many questions, or worried that the food on the shelf is being recommended for the wrong reasons?
In Part 1 of this two-part interview, Dr. Adam Christman, Chief Veterinary Officer for DVM 360, joins me to pull back the curtain on what's really happening on the other side of the exam table.
We get into the ear plucking debate (with a real answer, not a Facebook group debate), the truth about why your vet recommends the food they do, what to know about Doodle food allergies and free feeding, the inherited conditions to watch for in Doodle mixes, and how to advocate for your Doodle without crossing into mistrust.
Take the quiz now on the 3 B's of dental care Dr. Christman discussed at https://thedoodlepro.com/dental-quiz
You'll also learn why pre visit pharmaceuticals are an act of love, not a money grab, and how fear free care can transform every vet visit your Doodle ever has.
🌟 Want to be part of conversations like this one? Join the Doodle Pro® Honor Society, where members like Natalie and Heather get their questions answered live by experts like Dr. Christman. You get me, a community of thoughtful Doodle parents, and access to expert conversations as they happen.
Join here: thedoodlepro.com/society
Do you want help keeping track of all the sights, sounds, textures, places, and people that your doodle needs positive, ongoing, and quality exposures to? Don't try to keep track of it all in your mind by using my free Doodle Puppy Socialization Checklist! Download it for free now at https://thedoodlepro.com/socialization.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
thedoodlepro.com/podbookMore episodes:
thedoodlepro.com/podcast3 Doodles Whose People Thought Their Dog Was the Exception
A bonus episode for the Doodle parent who's still on the fence.If you showed up for the 5-Day Doodle Parent Challenge last week and felt the shift but haven't said yes to Zoomies to Zen yet, this one …
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A bonus episode for the Doodle parent who's still on the fence.
If you showed up for the 5-Day Doodle Parent Challenge last week and felt the shift but haven't said yes to Zoomies to Zen yet, this one is for you.
Inside this episode:
🐾 The Day 3 moment that made eight people drop hearts in the chat in ten seconds
🐾 The only objection still standing at this point in cart week
🐾 Three real Doodles (Kenzie, Charlie, and Stockli) whose people thought their dog was the exception, and what actually changed
🐾 Exactly what happens after you say yes (kickoff, Saturday lessons, Friday live calls)
Cart closes tomorrow night, Wednesday April 29, at midnight Eastern.
🐾 Save your spot in Zoomies to Zen → https://thedoodlepro.com/zoomies-to-zen
🐾 Watch the challenge replays before they close → https://doodlechallenge.membership.io
🐾 Email Corinne with one last question → [email protected]
This is the place where we celebrate how Doodles are different, wonderfully so.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
thedoodlepro.com/podbookMore episodes:
thedoodlepro.com/podcastWhat's Happening This Week in Doodle Land (And Why Your Doodle Isn't Broken)
You are not the only one. And nothing is wrong with your Doodle. 🐾 This week we're in the middle of the complimentary 5-Day Doodle Parent Challenge, and Corinne is pulling back the curtain. She's …
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You are not the only one. And nothing is wrong with your Doodle.
🐾 This week we're in the middle of the complimentary 5-Day Doodle Parent Challenge, and Corinne is pulling back the curtain. She's sharing what's already clicking for hundreds of Doodle parents, the one belief quietly breaking the most Doodle parents she works with, and what to do if you want to catch the replays before they close.
In this short mid-week episode:
🐾 What we covered Days 1 to 3 and the lightbulb moments landing in real time
🐾 The "right tip" trap and why it's keeping your Doodle stuck
🐾 What's coming for Day 4, Day 5, and beyond
🐾 How to access the complimentary replays through April 29th
Whether you joined the challenge live, missed a day, or are just hearing about it now, you can still jump in and catch every session in the replay portal.
Replays (complimentary through 4/29): https://thedoodlepro.com/challenge
Zoomies to Zen waitlist/cart: thedoodlepro.com/zoomiestozen
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
thedoodlepro.com/podbookMore episodes:
thedoodlepro.com/podcastI Want to Train With You This Spring
You have been trying to figure this out. The YouTube videos. The puppy class. Standing in the park calling their name while they ran toward another dog. Calling them in from the backyard while they barked at …
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You have been trying to figure this out. The YouTube videos. The puppy class. Standing in the park calling their name while they ran toward another dog. Calling them in from the backyard while they barked at the fence. Apologizing to guests at the door. Googling at eleven o'clock at night.
You have been doing this mostly alone. Without a system that was built for your specific dog. Without a community of people who understand what you are dealing with.
That changes this week.
The Doodle Parent Challenge starts April 20th, 2026. The pre-party is tomorrow. And in this episode, Corinne Gearhart, M.A., FFCP gives you everything you need to know before we begin.
IN THIS EPISODE:
Who this challenge is for. Corinne speaks directly to several different Doodle parents — the families who have been managing the same behaviors for years, the teenage Doodle parents whose dog changed at fourteen months, the brand new puppy parents who want to start right, and the Doodle parents in British Columbia, England, Spain, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and everywhere else in this global community.
The Pre-Party Kickoff — Friday April 17th at 7pm Mountain Time. What it is, why attendance matters for the giveaway, what to expect, and what to do if your time zone makes the live call difficult. The replay is in your portal.
What challenge week actually looks like, day by day. Day 1 through Day 5. What each lesson covers, why the sequence matters, what you will actually practice, and how much time it takes each day.
Why Corinne chose Doodles on purpose when most trainers are glad someone else handles them. The trainer friend who told her she was glad Corinne works with Doodles so she does not have to. What 50,000 hours of breed-specific experience means for the families in this challenge.
The global community. Doodle parents from 25+ US states, Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and beyond are registered for this challenge. Doodle love is global. So are Doodle challenges. So is this community. The replay is all yours until April 29th however you join.
The personal invitation. This is the episode where Corinne says directly: I want to train with you this spring. Not with a hypothetical Doodle in a perfect setup. With yours. The one at the fence. The one at the park. The one you love completely and also find genuinely exhausting sometimes.
WHAT YOU WILL WALK AWAY WITH:
Everything you need to know before the pre-party tomorrow night and the challenge this Sunday. Clear logistics. A warm welcome. And the genuine sense that someone who chose these dogs on purpose is ready to work with yours.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Pre-Party Kickoff — Friday April 17th, 7pm Mountain / 9pm Eastern: thedoodlepro.com/challenge
Free Doodle Parent Challenge — starts April 20, 2026: thedoodlepro.com/challenge
Free portal for registered participants: doodlechallenge.membership.io
VIP Pass (90 days replay + workbook, through April 21st): thedoodlepro.thrivecart.com/doodle-parent-challenge--vip-pass/
Trust Fund Puppy Quiz: thedoodlepro.com/podquiz
Your Doodle's Daily Schedule Blueprint: thedoodlepro.com/doodleblueprint
Listen on all apps: thedoodlepro.com/listen
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
thedoodlepro.com/podbookMore episodes:
thedoodlepro.com/podcastWhat Actually Shifts in 5 Days (For Doodle Parents Who Have Tried Everything)
You registered for the challenge. Or you have been thinking about it. And somewhere in the back of your mind is a voice that says: five days. Is five days actually going to change anything?That question …
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You registered for the challenge. Or you have been thinking about it. And somewhere in the back of your mind is a voice that says: five days. Is five days actually going to change anything?
That question deserves an honest answer. Not hype. Not promises of a perfect dog. The truth about what five days actually does — for the Doodle who has been running the household for years, the teenager who got harder at fourteen months, the brand new puppy parent who is already googling at eleven o'clock at night, and the Doodle parents in England, British Columbia, Spain, and New Zealand joining from across the world.
IN THIS EPISODE:
What five days is not — and why that honesty matters more than any promise.
What Day 5 actually feels like for your specific Doodle. Not for a hypothetical dog in a perfect training setup. For the dog you actually have, in the backyard, at the park, at the front door. Corinne walks through what the shift looks like at every stage — years into the same behaviors, teenage Doodle chaos, brand new puppy, and early puppy families who want to start right before the patterns harden.
Why five days will not fix eight years — but will show you that eight years is fixable. And why that distinction is the most important thing that can happen at the beginning of a real training journey.
The moment that changes things. The first time your Doodle turns away from the fence and looks at you instead. What that moment means, why it is not the finish line, and why evidence is everything.
Why you are not starting from zero — and how everything you have already tried is actually your greatest asset in this work.
Why Corinne chose Doodles on purpose when other trainers were relieved to hand them off. What 50,000 hours of Doodle-specific experience means for the families who walk through the door of this challenge.
What the Doodle Parent Challenge week actually looks like, day by day.
A message for international Doodle parents — the replay is in your portal and it is yours until April 29th. This community spans 25+ US states and multiple countries. However you join, this week was built for you.
WHAT YOU WILL WALK AWAY WITH:
The honest answer about what five days does. A clear picture of what Day 5 feels like for your specific dog. And enough evidence to decide whether showing up this week is worth it. (Spoiler: it is.)
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Pre-Party Kickoff — Friday April 17th, 7pm Mountain: thedoodlepro.com/challenge
Free Doodle Parent Challenge — starts April 20, 2026: thedoodlepro.com/challenge
Trust Fund Puppy Quiz (2 minutes): thedoodlepro.com/podquiz
Your Doodle's Daily Schedule Blueprint: thedoodlepro.com/doodleblueprint
ABOUT CORINNE GEARHART, M.A., FFCP:
Corinne Gearhart is the founder of The Doodle Pro® and the author of the bestselling book Your Doodle's Daily Schedule Blueprint. She has spent 50,000+ hours working specifically with Doodle families across 25+ Doodle crosses in every life stage. She studied with Jean Donaldson's Academy for Dog Trainers and is Fear Free Certified Professional. The Doodle Pro Podcast ranks #1 in Australia and New Zealand and #3 in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.
Corinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
thedoodlepro.com/podbookMore episodes:
thedoodlepro.com/podcastWhy Random Tips Don't Work for Doodles (And What Actually Does)
You called him in from the backyard 100 times while he barked at the fence. He heard every single one. He glanced over. And went right back to barking.You have watched the YouTube videos. You did the puppy …
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You called him in from the backyard 100 times while he barked at the fence. He heard every single one. He glanced over. And went right back to barking.
You have watched the YouTube videos. You did the puppy class — maybe your Doodle was even a star student inside the building. You tried the online training membership. Maybe you hired the expensive professional trainer. And none of it transferred to real life.
In this episode,I break down exactly why — and it has nothing to do with your consistency or your Doodle's intelligence.
The gap is not that you have not tried hard enough. The gap is the difference between a tip and a system. A tip teaches a moment. A system builds a dog. You have been collecting moments. Your Doodle needed a curriculum.
IN THIS EPISODE:
Why the YouTube videos, the online training membership, and the expensive trainer did not transfer to your backyard or the park — and why that is not your fault.
Why puppy class is a genuinely valuable starting point and worth doing — and why chapter one was never going to be enough for a Doodle brain. What comes after puppy class, and why most Doodle parents never got it.
The barrier experience in puppy class — what it actually means when your Doodle needed to be on the other side of a barrier to focus, and why this is a completely normal Doodle brain response, not a sign your dog was the problem.
Why the park undoes everything your Doodle learned in a controlled setting — the transfer problem, what it is, and what actually fixes it.
Why Doodles hit this wall faster than any other breed — the neuro combo, the pattern-mapping speed, the adolescence amplifier, and why an intelligent dog can learn the wrong curriculum just as fast as the right one.
What a Doodle-specific training system actually builds — and why it builds trust rather than compliance.
The difference between positive reinforcement as a method and positive reinforcement as a sequenced system — and why your Doodle needs the second one.
WHAT YOU WILL WALK AWAY WITH:
A clear understanding of why tips do not transfer to real life for a Doodle brain — and why that is a system problem, not a you problem. The framework for what comes after puppy class. And the beginning of what a complete, Doodle-specific curriculum actually looks like.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
What's Your Doodle's Job Title? Complimentary 2-minute quiz: thedoodlepro.com/podquiz
Your Doodle's Daily Schedule Blueprint (bestselling book): thedoodlepro.com/podbook
Listen on all apps: thedoodlepro.com/listenCorinne Gearhart, M.A., CPDT-KA, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a science-based training platform helping Doodle parents raise calmer, well-mannered dogs using positive reinforcement. She is the host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast and author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, a #1 Amazon Best Seller.
Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
thedoodlepro.com/podbookMore episodes:
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