How to Stop Midday Zoomies, Barking, and Chaos

If your Doodle feels like a completely different dog after lunch—zooming through the house, barking nonstop, stealing socks, or demanding your attention—this episode is for you.

After 50,000+ hours working hands-on with Doodles, I created what I now call The Midday Reset™. It’s not a strict training plan, and it’s not about wearing your dog out. It’s a repeatable rhythm that helps your Doodle know what to expect, so their nervous system can settle—and so can yours.

In this episode of The Doodle Pro® Podcast, I break down why midday chaos happens, why it’s especially common in smart, sensitive Doodles, and how a simple reset routine can change the entire tone of your afternoons.

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:
✔️ Why midday zoomies and barking happen (and why it’s not your fault)
✔️ How overstimulation builds throughout the day
✔️ What The Midday Reset™ is and how it works
✔️ Why this approach is more effective than longer walks or more training
✔️ How predictable rhythm supports calm and focus

📚 I also share a peek inside Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, now a #1 Amazon Best Seller, which shows Doodle parents how to build flexible daily structure that actually works in real life.

👉 Next listen: To understand the foundation behind The Midday Reset™, cue up Episode 67: Why Structure Works for Doodles: The Secret to Calm, Connection, and Better Behavior.

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🎧 You don’t have to just survive the chaos. Let’s build a routine your Doodle—and your whole household—can rely on.

Because Doodles aren’t just “high-energy mutts.”
 They’re different—wonderfully so.

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Transcript

🎙️ Podcast Episode Title:
Tired of Barking, Zoomies, and Demanding Doodles? Here’s What Works.

🎧 INTRO (00:00–02:00)
Welcome back to The Doodle Pro® Podcast—I'm Corinne Gearhart, certified dog trainer, founder of The Doodle Pro® Academy, and the proud parent of Nestlé, my own real-life Doodle sidekick.

Today we’re getting honest about something almost every Doodle parent faces…
 The midday meltdown.

You know the moment:

• You’re finally focused, and your dog starts pacing.
• Or barking.
• Or throwing themselves at the back door.
• Or spinning in circles while you think, “What just happened?”

It’s not just you. And no—you don’t need to walk them more.
 What you do need is rhythm.
And that’s what we’re diving into today:
The Midday Reset™.

🧠 SEGMENT 1: WHY THIS TIME OF DAY BREAKS SO MANY DOODLE PARENTS (02:00–06:30)
Let me tell you something I know for sure:

Your Doodle isn’t being “bad.” They’re burned out.

By midday, they’ve spent the whole morning scanning, observing, waiting for a cue that might not come.

Their stress hormones? Spiking.
 Their brain? Tired.
 Their body? Restless.

And what do they do when there’s no clear direction?
 They make their own.
 Enter: Barking. Counter-surfing. Zoomies. Sock theft. Staring contests with the dishwasher.

Here’s the thing: I’m not just a trainer.
 I lived this problem—every day, for years—personally caring for hundreds of Doodles over thousands of overnights.

My Doodle-only boarding program, ShedFreeStay™, was my real-world laboratory.

I didn’t just write about the Midday Reset™.
 I earned it. I refined it. I watched it work—over and over again.

📘 SEGMENT 2: WHAT THE MIDDAY RESET™ ACTUALLY IS (06:30–11:00)
The Midday Reset™ isn’t a trick.
It’s not a quick-fix training tip.
It’s a shift in how you view your day—and your Doodle’s behavior.

It’s built around this truth: Predictability is more powerful than exhaustion.

Here’s what it does:

• Engages your Doodle’s brain without hyping them up
• Uses calm cues to help them transition into rest
• Prevents the spirals that so often hit right after lunch

In Your Doodle’s Daily Schedule Blueprint™, I walk you through how to do it step-by-step—with examples for different lifestyles.

It doesn’t matter if you work from home, have a sitter, wrangle toddlers, or live in an apartment.
 This works because it adapts to you.

🧪 SEGMENT 3: I’M LIVING PROOF—AND SO IS THIS BOOK (11:00–15:00)
When people ask, “How did you find time to write a book while running a business, raising kids, and caring for Doodles?”
My answer is simple:

I didn’t find the time.
I created it—by living everything I teach in this book.

The Blueprint exists because I needed it too.
I didn’t write this as a thought experiment.
I wrote it with my sleeves rolled up, dogs at my feet, Doodles snuggled beside me in the guest room, and whiteboards full of behavior logs in my kitchen.

This isn't theory.
 It's 50,000 hours of real Doodles, real families, and real success stories distilled into one clear, doable rhythm.

And I’m sharing it because our Doodles deserve better than guesswork.

They deserve routines made for them, not recycled from TV trainers or generic checklists.

🧰 SEGMENT 4: HOW TO GET YOUR RESET & BONUSES (15:00–18:30)
So—how do you get The Midday Reset™ and the tools to implement it?

🎉 If you’ve already preordered the book—amazing.
 You’re getting:

• The Daily Doodle Toolkit™ (with the Midday Reset™ template)
• My private podcast feed
• And a front-row seat to our Live Workshop on May 15

That’s the day everything gets delivered to you—May 15.

📚 Haven’t grabbed your copy yet? Here’s your moment.

It’s just $2.99 during preorder—and the price goes up at launch.
When it does? This bonus bundle disappears.

Your preorder unlocks over $230 in bonuses, designed to give you actual implementation, not just more information.

Go to doodleblueprint.com and grab your copy before it’s too late.

💛 OUTRO (18:30–21:00)
If you’re tired of feeling like your dog’s behavior is random…
If you’ve ever felt like you’re failing, even though you’re trying so hard…

I want you to hear this:

You’re not doing it wrong.
 You’re doing it without the right tools.

The Blueprint is that tool.
 The Reset is one part of it—but it’s powerful.
 And I can’t wait for you to have it in your hands.

Your Doodle doesn’t need a stricter routine.
 They need a rhythm that works with their nature—not against it.

And you?
 You deserve to enjoy your afternoons again.

Go to doodleblueprint.com.
Grab your preorder before May 12.
Let’s get you your life back—starting at noon.

I’ll see you back here next week—and remember:
 Doodles are different—wonderfully so.