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The Doodle Pro®: Positive Dog Training for Calm Doodles

The Doodle Pro®: Positive Dog Training for Calm Doodles

The Doodle Pro® – Corinne Gearhart 104 Episodes Oct 1, 2026

This podcast helps overwhelmed Doodle parents raise calm, happy, well-adjusted dogs using science-based positive reinforcement. Hosted by certified dog trainer and Doodle behavior expert Corinne Gearhart, the show delivers practical, force-free training strategies designed specifically for Doodles. Each episode blends real-life training guidance with a deeper understanding of canine behavior, emotional regulation, and daily structure. Listeners learn how to build calm and focus through predictable routines, use positive solutions for leash skills and greetings, and support their dog's emotional health without fear or force.

Episodes

How to Introduce Your Doodle to a New Baby: Dog Meets Baby, Part 2
How to Introduce Your Doodle to a New Baby: Dog Meets Baby, Part 2 Oct 1, 2026 2057 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
How to Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby: A Trainer's Twins Story (Part 1) | The Doodle Pro®
How to Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby: A Trainer's Twins Story (Part 1) | The Doodle Pro® Sep 24, 2026 2487 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 at
Doodle Training Wins: What 3,000 Doodle Parents Changed in 5 Days
Doodle Training Wins: What 3,000 Doodle Parents Changed in 5 Days Sep 11, 2026 647 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 par
Why Dog Training Tips Don't Work for Doodles (And What Does)
Why Dog Training Tips Don't Work for Doodles (And What Does) Sep 3, 2026 471 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 wi
The Overworked Doodle: Why Your Doodle Never Stops Barking at the Window
The Overworked Doodle: Why Your Doodle Never Stops Barking at the Window Aug 27, 2026 464 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 traini
Why Your Goldendoodle Barks, Steals Socks, and Won't Settle: Every Doodle Has a Job
Why Your Goldendoodle Barks, Steals Socks, and Won't Settle: Every Doodle Has a Job Aug 20, 2026 540 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 everythi
How to Brush a Goldendoodle at Home: A Groomer's Step-by-Step (Part 2)
How to Brush a Goldendoodle at Home: A Groomer's Step-by-Step (Part 2) Aug 13, 2026 2636 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 yo
Why Is My Goldendoodle Matting When I Brush Every Day? A Groomer Explains (Part 1)
Why Is My Goldendoodle Matting When I Brush Every Day? A Groomer Explains (Part 1) Aug 6, 2026 2458 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
Which Doodle Pro® Summit Session Should You Watch First? Take the 60-Second Trail Map Quiz
Which Doodle Pro® Summit Session Should You Watch First? Take the 60-Second Trail Map Quiz Jul 23, 2026 583 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
Demand Barking, Unsafe Chews & Leash Lunging: Summit Expert Preview
Demand Barking, Unsafe Chews & Leash Lunging: Summit Expert Preview Jul 17, 2026 495 "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
The Doodle Pro® Summit 2026: Doodle Parent Edition With 15 World-Class Experts
The Doodle Pro® Summit 2026: Doodle Parent Edition With 15 World-Class Experts Jul 9, 2026 627 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
What Dog Sledding on a Glacier Taught Me About Your Doodle
What Dog Sledding on a Glacier Taught Me About Your Doodle Jul 2, 2026 580 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

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