Bridging the Doodle Divide: Improving Communication Between Trainers and Doodle Guardians with Corinne Gearhart
Your Webinar Description:
Over the past decade, Doodles have rapidly become one of the most common dogs in modern family homes. At the same time, many pet professionals report experiencing frustration when working with Doodle guardians. Trainers often describe these clients as resistant, overly influenced by online information, or difficult to guide. Meanwhile, many Doodle guardians report feeling judged or misunderstood by the pet industry.
This session explores the communication gap that can develop between professionals and this rapidly growing group of pet owners. Drawing from more than a decade of working exclusively with Doodles and their families, Corinne Gearhart examines the psychology of the modern Doodle consumer and the factors that shape their expectations. Attendees will learn practical strategies for setting expectations early, communicating science-based training concepts more effectively, and building collaborative relationships with guardians while maintaining the welfare-centered standards that guide force-free training.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify common expectation gaps between Doodle guardians and pet professionals that can create tension or reduced training follow-through.
- Explain how the modern pet parent’s emotional investment, research habits, and online information sources shape training expectations.
- Recognize how certain professional language and framing can unintentionally trigger defensiveness or disengagement from clients.
- Apply communication strategies that preserve welfare-centered, force-free practices while improving client understanding and cooperation.
- Use practical expectation-setting techniques to improve compliance with training plans and strengthen trainer–guardian collaboration.
Your Presenters- Corinne Gearhart
Corinne Gearhart, MA, FFCP, is the founder of The Doodle Pro®, a training and education platform dedicated to helping Doodle families build calm, cooperative relationships with their dogs using science-based, force-free methods. She has spent more than a decade working exclusively with Doodles and their guardians, developing training frameworks tailored to the unique temperament, energy, and social needs of these dogs.
Corinne is the bestselling author of Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™ and host of The Doodle Pro® Podcast, which has reached more than 150,000 downloads worldwide. Through her courses, writing, and speaking, she focuses on bridging the communication gap between pet professionals and the rapidly growing population of modern Doodle owners.
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