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 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/

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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 bred for purpose over generations. Sound familiar? It's the exact same story as our Goldendoodles and Labradoodles.
In this short and sweet episode I share the picky eater test (some of our Doodles would not make the sled team, and that's okay), why your Doodle was bred for companionship, and the phrase that changed how I think about the whole "real breed" debate: purpose over paperwork.
Plus, I'm pulling back the curtain just a little on the biggest project I've ever built for you.
Get on the wait list and grab your complimentary Morning Flow Blueprint: https://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

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 your Doodle.
In Part 2 of this conversation, I'm back with three members of the board of the Goldendoodle Association of North America: Kelsey Painter of Fox Creek Farm, Brenda Adtruson of Bren's Doodles, and Shari Hall of Shining Star Doodles, who is also the current president of GANA. I sat in a room at the GANA conference and watched purebred breeders, even a Dalmatian breeder and a Miniature Poodle breeder, show up just to learn, because the level of science in that room was so high. I wanted to bring you that same eye-opening half of the conversation.
We cover:
Whether a Doodle can even be bred ethically, and how the board answers that question head-on
Why a "champion show line" with a CHIC number can still hide serious health problems, one Westminster-line Mini Poodle's story will stop you
The "no good purebred breeder would ever sell to a Doodle program" myth, and the show breeders quietly doing exactly that under NDAs
GANA's three-generation rule and how genetic diversity protects your Goldendoodle's longevity
What ethical breeding includes beyond health testing, from clear program goals to puppy enrichment like ENS, Puppy Culture, and Avidog
If you've ever been made to feel small for choosing a Doodle, or you just want the real standard behind responsible Goldendoodle breeding, this episode is not to be missed.
Here's to informed Doodle parenting,
Corinne
Want to learn from the leading experts in Doodle behavior, training, grooming, vet care, and nutrition all in one place? The Doodle Pro® Summit: Doodle Parent Edition 2026 happens July 27 to 29, and your complimentary spot is waiting. Save Your Spot at https://doodleprosummit.com 🎟️
The close of this episode is all about giving your puppy a calm, confident start. The complimentary Puppy Prep Pack hands you exactly that, from socialization to schedule to settling. Get Instant Access at thedoodlepro.com/puppy-prep-pack 🐾

RESOURCES & BREEDER DIRECTORY
Looking for an ethical breeder? Start with the Gold Standard Circle™, my hand-curated, invite-only network of ethical Doodle breeders across every Doodle cross, including Goldendoodle, Bernedoodle, Cavapoo, Sheepadoodle, Aussiedoodle, Cockapoo, and Whoodle: thedoodlepro.com/topbreeders
For a Goldendoodle specifically, you can also search GANA's full directory of certified breeders at goldendoodleassociation.com 
All three of today's guests are part of the Gold Standard Circle™:
Bren's Doodles: thedoodlepro.com/go/brensdoodles
Shining Star Doodles: thedoodlepro.com/go/shiningstardoodles
Fox Creek Farm: thedoodlepro.com/go/foxcreekfarm
For breeder listeners: Grab the complimentary Doodle Breeder Bonus Kit, my resource bundle for ethical Doodle breeders, at thedoodlepro.com/doodle-breeder-resources/
And this is the final week for the GANA offer: $100 off the kennel application, bringing it to just $99. Use code podcast2026 at goldendoodleassociation.com. If you're already meeting these health standards, consider this your invitation to join the people doing this work the right way.
I'm also proud to share that I've partnered with GANA so that renewing Goldendoodle Society members receive a copy of my book, Your Doodle's Daily Schedule Blueprint™. 
Connect with the Goldendoodle Association of North America (GANA):
Website: goldendoodleassociation.com
Instagram: instagram.com/ganabreeders/
🎧 More episodes: thedoodlepro.com/podcast
 🎉 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

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 questions that reveal whether a breeder is doing the deeper work. This is the practical, reassuring roadmap every Doodle family deserves before bringing a puppy home.

If you are looking for a Goldendoodle, start at the GANA directory at goldendoodleassociation.com. 
For all Doodle crosses, the Gold Standard Circle is my hand-selected network of breeders I trust. Visit thedoodlepro.com/topbreeders

Breeders listening: GANA is offering $100 off the kennel application, code podcast2026, while this episode is fresh.
 🎉 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

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 find an ethical breeder. Plus the story of Amy Lane of Fox Creek Farm, creator of the Mini Goldendoodle and founder of GANA, whose business partner joins me next week with two more GANA board members.
🐾 Save Your Spot at The Doodle Pro® Summit, July 27-29: doodleprosummit.com
🐾 Gold Standard Circle™ curated breeders: thedoodlepro.com/gold-standard-circle-doodle-breeders/
🐾 Goldendoodle GANA breeder directory: goldendoodleassociation.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