Jean Donaldson on The Culture Clash: Why Your Doodle Isn’t “Being Bad”

Jean Donaldson joins me for a powerful conversation about what she calls The Culture Clash  between humans and dogs.

If you’ve ever thought your Doodle:
 • “knows he did wrong”
 • is being stubborn
 • should be eager to please
 • is acting dominant

This episode will shift how you see your dog forever.

We dive into:

• Why assigning morality to dogs leads to harsh training
• The truth about “eager to please”
• Why intelligence is often misunderstood in Doodles
• Demand barking and why timeouts sometimes don’t work
• Why jumping isn’t dominance
• The real fallout of aversive tools

Jean explains why swapping nuisance behavior for fear is malpractice and why fear is the hardest thing to undo in dogs.

If you want a deeper understanding of how your Doodle’s brain actually works, this is foundational listening.

📚 Books mentioned:

• The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson
• Mine! by Jean Donaldson

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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™.

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