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and daily structure so Doodle parents can raise well-mannered, emotionally healthy dogs without fear, force, or outdated methods.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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How to Find a Good Doodle Breeder: Puppy Brain Book Club, Part 1 with Kerry Nichols
Season 5 · Episode 121
Thursday, November 5, 2026 • Duration 25:05
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.
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.
Prey Drive in Doodles: Turn the Chase Into Teamwork with Simone Mueller
Season 5 · Episode 120
Thursday, October 22, 2026 • Duration 14:09
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.
Why Does My Goldendoodle Bark at Me? Demand Barking Explained (Kristi Benson)
Season 5 · Episode 119
Friday, October 16, 2026 • Duration 39:29
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
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.
How to Introduce Your Doodle to a New Baby: Dog Meets Baby, Part 2
Season 5 · Episode 118
Thursday, October 1, 2026 • Duration 34:17
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!)
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
How to Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby: A Trainer's Twins Story (Part 1) | The Doodle Pro®
Season 5 · Episode 117
Thursday, September 24, 2026 • Duration 41:27
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, 📝
Doodle Training Wins: What 3,000 Doodle Parents Changed in 5 Days
Season 5 · Episode 116
Friday, September 11, 2026 • Duration 10:47
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
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
Why Dog Training Tips Don't Work for Doodles (And What Does)
Season 5 · Episode 115
Thursday, September 3, 2026 • Duration 07:51
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.
2:19 Why your feed is full of tips and empty of systems
3:09 Recall: the tip version vs. the system version
The Overworked Doodle: Why Your Doodle Never Stops Barking at the Window
Season 5 · Episode 114
Thursday, August 27, 2026 • Duration 07:44
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
Why Your Goldendoodle Barks, Steals Socks, and Won't Settle: Every Doodle Has a Job
Season 5 · Episode 113
Thursday, August 20, 2026 • Duration 09:00
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.
How to Brush a Goldendoodle at Home: A Groomer's Step-by-Step (Part 2)
Season 5 · Episode 112
Thursday, August 13, 2026 • Duration 44:50
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 help with your Doodle? Join The Doodle Pro® Academy Honor Society for monthly live Q&As with Corinne and expert guests, a resource library, and a private community of Doodle parents who get it. Open to everyone for the first time in years. Save your spot at thedoodlepro.com/honorsociety
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.
