The Doodle Pro®: Positive Dog Training for Calm Doodles

The Doodle Pro® – Corinne Gearhart
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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 certified dog trainer and Doodle behavior expert Corinne Gearhart, 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and daily structure so Doodle parents can raise well-mannered, emotionally healthy dogs without fear, force, or outdated methods.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 routinesUse positive, pain-free solutions for leash skills, greetings, and distractionsSupport Doodles through anxiety, separation-related behaviors, and over-arousalStrengthen trust and the human–dog bond through thoughtful trainingApply expert insights on grooming, health, enrichment, and social developmentThe 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. 🎧 Trusted by Doodle parents worldwide📘 From the author of the Amazon bestselling Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™

  1. 7h ago ·  Video

    Prey Drive in Doodles: Turn the Chase Into Teamwork 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 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 goalWhy Doodles come from two hunting backgrounds, and what that means on your walksHow to go from the person who always "spoils the fun" to your Doodle's hunting partnerGames that mimic parts of the hunt safely, with no animal harmedHow to become relevant to your Doodle outdoors, so your cues actually landCalm "wildlife rituals," so everyone knows what to do when a deer appearsSimone'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 webinarHunting Together, Simone's book: Hunting Together on Amazon or Hunting Together on DogwiseFor 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-driveDisclosure: 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 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 the bestselling Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™. 📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint: https://thedoodlepro.com/book 🎧 More episodes: https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

    Prey Drive in Doodles: Turn the Chase Into Teamwork with Simone Mueller

  2. 6d ago ·  Video

    Why Does My Goldendoodle Bark at Me? Demand Barking Explained (Kristi Benson)

    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/doodlejob 📝 Full show notes and transcript: thedoodlepro.com/goldendoodle-demand-barking 🐕 Kristi’s Peace and Quiet barking course: kristibenson.com 📚 Grab the book: thedoodlepro.com/book Corinne Gearhart 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 the bestselling Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™. 📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint: https://thedoodlepro.com/book 🎧 More episodes: https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

  3. Oct 1 ·  Video

    How to Introduce Your Doodle to a New Baby: Dog Meets Baby, Part 2

    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 chooseThe first meeting, step by step (no dangling feet!)Why jumping quietly pushes families toward rehoming, and why it's fixableWhat changes the day your baby starts crawlingThe kiss-to-dismiss lick, plus the happy-lick snapshot testThe bubble trick from Dominika's book, Lola and the Bubble MissionWhen to call a professional, and why a growl is a warning to thankLinks  🍼 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 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 the bestselling Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™. 📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint: https://thedoodlepro.com/book 🎧 More episodes: https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

    How to Introduce Your Doodle to a New Baby: Dog Meets Baby, Part 2

  4. Sep 24 ·  Video

    How to Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby: A Trainer's Twins Story (Part 1) | The Doodle Pro®

    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 2 RESOURCES  🍼 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 episodes Doodles are different, wonderfully so. 🐾 Corinne Gearhart 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 the bestselling Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™. 📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint: https://thedoodlepro.com/book 🎧 More episodes: https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

    How to Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby: A Trainer's Twins Story (Part 1) | The Doodle Pro®

  5. Sep 11 ·  Video

    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 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 office@thedoodlepro.com 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 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 the bestselling Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™. 📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint: https://thedoodlepro.com/book 🎧 More episodes: https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

    Doodle Training Wins: What 3,000 Doodle Parents Changed in 5 Days

  6. Sep 3 ·  Video

    Why 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 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 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 the bestselling Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™. 📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint: https://thedoodlepro.com/book 🎧 More episodes: https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

  7. Aug 27 ·  Video

    The 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, 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: thedoodlepro.com/doodlejob Full write-up, FAQ, and transcript: thedoodlepro.com/goldendoodle-barking-at-window Corinne Gearhart 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 the bestselling Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™. 📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint: https://thedoodlepro.com/book 🎧 More episodes: https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

    The Overworked Doodle: Why Your Doodle Never Stops Barking at the Window

  8. Aug 20 ·  Video

    Why 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, 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: https://thedoodlepro.com/doodlejob 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 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 the bestselling Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™. 📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint: https://thedoodlepro.com/book 🎧 More episodes: https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

    Why Your Goldendoodle Barks, Steals Socks, and Won't Settle: Every Doodle Has a Job
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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 certified dog trainer and Doodle behavior expert Corinne Gearhart, 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 routinesUse positive, pain-free solutions for leash skills, greetings, and distractionsSupport Doodles through anxiety, separation-related behaviors, and over-arousalStrengthen trust and the human–dog bond through thoughtful trainingApply expert insights on grooming, health, enrichment, and social developmentThe 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. 🎧 Trusted by Doodle parents worldwide📘 From the author of the Amazon bestselling Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™

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