The Doodle Pro®: Positive Dog Training for Calm Doodles

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 sixteen 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 Gearhar...

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, intentionall...

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...

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 question...

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...

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,...

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...

🎉 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...

🎉 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 epi...

🎉 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...

🎉 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, Chie...

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 r...

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 bef...

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...

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 go...

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 t...

Is life with your Doodle more chaotic than calm? There is a name for the pattern behind it — and it is not bad dog. In this episode I am decoding the Trust Fund Puppy: what it is, why Doodles drift there faster than almost any other breed, ten signs your dog has landed there, and the one structural shift that flips the whole dynamic. This concept comes from trainer and author Suzanne Clothier and...

🎉 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 A major study from the Royal Veterinary College went viral this week, and headlines from the BBC to Smithsonian Magazine declared that Doodles "behave worse" than purebred dogs. Before you panic, read this. I read all 24 pages of th...

If you've ever been judged in a comment section, at the dog park, or by a trainer for choosing a Doodle, this episode is for you.  I dig into the most common criticisms of Doodles and do something most people in those conversations don't do: I actually engage with them. I explain what the critics get right, where their arguments fall apart, and why the science behind your Doodle's i...

Does your Doodle seem impossible to tire out? You walked them, played fetch, hit the dog park — and they're STILL bouncing off the walls. Here's the truth: more exercise isn't the answer. It might actually be making things worse. In this episode, Corinne Gearhart, The Doodle Pro®, shares why the classic "a tired dog is a good dog" advice fails Doodles — and what's rea...

Many Doodle parents ask whether a board and train program for dogs is the best solution. Many Doodle parents eventually ask the same question: “Should I send my dog to a board and train program?” It’s a very understandable thought. When your dog is jumping, pulling on leash, barking, or struggling to settle, the idea of sending them away for a few weeks and getting back a perfectly trained dog can...

In Part Two of my conversation with Jean Donaldson, members of The Doodle Pro® Honor Society were live in the room asking real training questions about distraction, jumping, dog parks, and choosing the right trainer. How do you choose a dog trainer you can trust? Why does your dog listen inside but ignore you outside? And what does “balanced training” actually mean? We break it all down. How to Ch...

🎉 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 Jean Donaldson joins me for a powerful conversation about what she calls The Culture Clash   between humans and dogs. If you’ve ever thought your Doodle:  • “knows he did wrong”  • is being stubborn  • should be eager to please  • is acting d...

This is a short, time-sensitive episode. If you’ve been listening over the past week and thinking about joining the Doodle Pro® Honor Society , today is your last chance. Doors close at midnight tonight . In last week’s episode, I shared why I did something I said I’d never do: open my private, alumni-only community to everyone who loves Doodles and wants ongoing, science-based support. Today, I’m...

For years, I swore I would never do this. The Doodle Pro® Honor Society was intentionally closed. You could only join if you were an alumni of one of my courses like Zoomies to Zen™ or Relaxation Protocol for Distractable Doodles™ . I loved that model. It felt protected. Intentional. Deeply personal. And then something happened. While speaking at Podfest in Orlando, I found myself waving down Dr....