The Doodle Pro®: Positive Dog Training for Calm Doodles

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
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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

 🎉 The Doodle Pro® Virtual Summit is coming this summer, and the waitlist is open now! 
Three days of science-based, no shame, no blame guidance to help you raise the whole Doodle, not just train one. Get on the waitlist to be the first to find out who's joining the lineup, get first access before doors open, plus a complimentary gift while you wait.
👉 Save your spot: doodleprosummit.com 
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 Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™.
📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
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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.com
 🎉 The Doodle Pro® Virtual Summit is coming this summer, and the waitlist is open now! 
Three days of science-based, no shame, no blame guidance to help you raise the whole Doodle, not just train one. Get on the waitlist to be the first to find out who's joining the lineup, get first access before doors open, plus a complimentary gift while you wait.
👉 Save your spot: doodleprosummit.com 
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 Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™.
📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
https://thedoodlepro.com/doodle-schedule-bonus/

🎧 More episodes:
https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

🎉 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 🎙️
 🎉 The Doodle Pro® Virtual Summit is coming this summer, and the waitlist is open now! 
Three days of science-based, no shame, no blame guidance to help you raise the whole Doodle, not just train one. Get on the waitlist to be the first to find out who's joining the lineup, get first access before doors open, plus a complimentary gift while you wait.
👉 Save your spot: doodleprosummit.com 
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 Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™.
📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
https://thedoodlepro.com/doodle-schedule-bonus/

🎧 More episodes:
https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

🎉 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,
science-based education with the experts I trust most.
Save your spot at doodleprosummit.com

Thank you for 100 episodes. Doodle Pro Nation, this one 
is for you.
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 Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™.
📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
https://thedoodlepro.com/doodle-schedule-bonus/

🎧 More episodes:
https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast

🎉 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!
🛒 Shop the picks from the episode:
🎾 Vet Comfort Kit: thedoodlepro.com/shop/vetcomfort
🦻 Ear Care Essentials: thedoodlepro.com/shop/earcare
🦴 Joint and Hip Support: thedoodlepro.com/shop/joint
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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 Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™.
📘 Get the Doodle Schedule Blueprint:
https://thedoodlepro.com/doodle-schedule-bonus/

🎧 More episodes:
https://thedoodlepro.com/podcast