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CORA, the Therapy Dog American Pitbull. Certified Therapy Dog. Reading Education Assistance Dog. "Chief of Barketing" for Alpha-Dog Pet Center, in Amherst, Ohio.

Hi, everyone!  CORA, the Therapy Dog here!  I just wanted to take a minute to wish my Veterinary Oncologist, Dr. Rochell...
31/05/2024

Hi, everyone! CORA, the Therapy Dog here! I just wanted to take a minute to wish my Veterinary Oncologist, Dr. Rochelle Prudic (left), from MedVet Cleveland a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY today! Without you, I wouldn't be here today. I hope you have a GRRRREAT day, and I will see you on Monday! Love, Cora!

CORA, the Therapy Dog says, "Party hard and have a Merry Christmas!!!"   (Cora may have had just a little too much Egg N...
24/12/2023

CORA, the Therapy Dog says, "Party hard and have a Merry Christmas!!!" (Cora may have had just a little too much Egg Nog, but we promise she is doing just fine today!)

CORA, the Therapy Dog:  "It's very hard to stay on Santa's 'Nice List', when Dad keeps making me wear these crazy hats!!...
09/12/2023

CORA, the Therapy Dog: "It's very hard to stay on Santa's 'Nice List', when Dad keeps making me wear these crazy hats!!!!!!!!!!" ("Do these make me look less-intimidating???") 😉

Okay, this is not the best picture of me, because I was super excited and had ants in my pants, but that's not the point...
20/03/2023

Okay, this is not the best picture of me, because I was super excited and had ants in my pants, but that's not the point of this post!!! So last Monday, I had my LAST CHEMOTHERAPY Infusion at MedVet Cleveland. I still have to take some medicine for a while, and go back for more scans and check-up's, but everyone says I am on the right track! I wanted everyone to meet the people helping me beat cancer... This is my Oncologist, Dr. Prudic, and the Oncology Nurse, Brittany. They are the BEST!!! If mom and dad weren't around, I would totally go live with them! Dad says they probably don't live together, but I only ever see them at MedVet Cleveland, and they are always together, so I am pretty sure they live there!

Oh, yeah!!!  CORA, the Therapy Dog is officially KICKING CANCER'S A$$!!!   Haven't posted too much in quite a while.  I ...
20/03/2023

Oh, yeah!!! CORA, the Therapy Dog is officially KICKING CANCER'S A$$!!! Haven't posted too much in quite a while. I have seen a lifetime's worth of medical challenges these past two years, but don't worry, I am ON MY WAY BACK!!! I want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has supported me by commenting to my Dad's feed, or who stopped by Alpha-Dog Pet Center to say hello and wish me well! I truly love you all!

BEST. MORNING. EVER!!!  Nothing like starting our day by convincing Dad to take my sister (BELLA, the Therapy Dog) and m...
12/08/2020

BEST. MORNING. EVER!!! Nothing like starting our day by convincing Dad to take my sister (BELLA, the Therapy Dog) and me to Starbucks, to get a Puppuccino! Just the "pick-me-up" I needed to start my day! Now, off to Alpha-Dog Pet Center for a long day of being me, and making people happy!

22/04/2020

Hey, everyone... CORA, the Therapy Dog, here! You may wonder why I am sharing a cooking show, when my vet says I should avoid too much people food. Well, my mom and dad have loved Chef Symon for years, and love a lot of the shows he was on! So they were watching this FB live of him today, when I saw him! That's right... NORMAN. OMG!!! Norman is 5 months old... and he is BRINDLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG, even if you don't like cooking, just fast forward to the parts where Norman makes a cameo! I am totally crushing like a schoolgirl right now! I heard that Michael Symon lives in Cleveland. That's only 30 minutes from here! I wonder how I can get Norman to visit us at Alpha-Dog Pet Center someday!!! ❤️🥰😍🐾

22/04/2020
Big Alpha-Dog Pet Center THANK YOU to Mrs. Sexton and her 6th graders at Amherst Junior High School, for inviting us int...
21/02/2020

Big Alpha-Dog Pet Center THANK YOU to Mrs. Sexton and her 6th graders at Amherst Junior High School, for inviting us into their classroom today. My Dad and I got to talk to several classes about advertising, as part of The Chronicle-Telegram's "Design-an-Ad" program. We can't wait to see how our ads turn out! While we were there, we also talked about dog training and Therapy Dogs, for which I--- CORA, the Therapy Dog--- just-so-happen-to-be a subject-matter-expert! Thanks again for inviting us in today!

Had fun yesterday, practicing my Dock Diving and swimming at Canine Superheroes, in North Ridgeville.  Big THANKS to Unc...
19/07/2019

Had fun yesterday, practicing my Dock Diving and swimming at Canine Superheroes, in North Ridgeville. Big THANKS to Uncle Eric & Aunt Christine, for helping and for having me out! If your dog likes the water, you should definitely check out Canine Superheroes!!!

Had fun today...  Dock Diving practice at Canine Superheroes!!!  Special THANKS to my coaches from Team Riff Raff!
28/05/2019

Had fun today... Dock Diving practice at Canine Superheroes!!! Special THANKS to my coaches from Team Riff Raff!

CORA, the Therapy Dog came out first thing this morning to practice her jumping skills!

If you do anything today, please take 10 minutes to watch this, share, and be their voice. They need you more than you c...
24/02/2019

If you do anything today, please take 10 minutes to watch this, share, and be their voice. They need you more than you can begin to imagine.

Whether you're a dog person or a cat person, you're going to want to watch every second of this.

27/09/2018

As a follow-up to a post I made earlier this week, here is some video of me at my very first dockdogs dock-diving practice! Hopefully, I will graduate from the ramp to the "big dock" in no time, I am confident! Thanks to facility, Canine Super-Heroes at Sweeties Golfland North Ridgeville, and also to Team Riff Raff for being super-coaches!!!

A huge THANK YOU to my friends at Team Riff Raff!  They invited Dad and me out to their practice facility pool at Canine...
25/09/2018

A huge THANK YOU to my friends at Team Riff Raff! They invited Dad and me out to their practice facility pool at Canine Super-Heroes at Sweeties Golfland North Ridgeville yesterday, to try dockdogs Dock Diving! I only jumped off the big dock once, but I was jumping from the ramp, and my bestest buddy, Eric Hunter, said I was off to a good start, and will be a superstar in no time!!! ;) Dad even joined us in the Buckeye DockDogs club, so we can learn more! HUGE THANK YOU to Mr. Eric & Miss Christine from Team Riff Raff! I had a BLAST!!!

28/07/2018
Had fun with my Dad the other day, doing an interview for Alpha-Dog Pet Center at the local radio stations WOBL & WDLW i...
19/07/2018

Had fun with my Dad the other day, doing an interview for Alpha-Dog Pet Center at the local radio stations WOBL & WDLW in Oberlin.

Waiting for Mom & Gramma to bring my ice cream!!!
08/07/2018

Waiting for Mom & Gramma to bring my ice cream!!!

02/07/2018

Please, please, please don't leave your kids in the car!

Snugglin' with Mom!!!
07/03/2018

Snugglin' with Mom!!!

Had a GRRRREAT time this evening, helping out at the VIP PetCare clinic, that we hold here at Alpha-Dog Pet Center every...
23/02/2018

Had a GRRRREAT time this evening, helping out at the VIP PetCare clinic, that we hold here at Alpha-Dog Pet Center every 4 weeks! I love my human friends from VIP PetCare. They are so nice! We saw 8 dogs & cats tonight for vaccines & microchips. VIP PetCare will be back to Alpha-Dog Pet Center again on Thursday, March 22nd, from 7-9 pm!!!

Ruff day today...  Therapy Dog Visits at the Junior High School, then off to work at my new position (Director of Barket...
16/02/2018

Ruff day today... Therapy Dog Visits at the Junior High School, then off to work at my new position (Director of Barketing) at Alpha-Dog Pet Center! Topped-off the night by teaching a group of Brownie Scouts. Great day, but I'm POOPED!!! Goodnight, everyone!

I had an awesome time tonight, meeting some new friends!  Even though I volunteer as a Therapy Dog, many folks don't kno...
16/02/2018

I had an awesome time tonight, meeting some new friends! Even though I volunteer as a Therapy Dog, many folks don't know about my "day job" as the new Director of Barketing, here at Alpha-Dog Pet Center! As part of my job, I got to teach a class this evening to an AWESOME group of girls from Brownie Troop 50038, here in Amherst, Ohio. We had a GRRRRREAT time talking about pet care, dog training, types of working dogs, and all about THERAPY DOGS!!! I had so much fun.

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All about CORA, the Therapy Dog!

Cora is an American Pitbull Terrier. Also called a Pitbull, Pittie, Pibble, Bully, or numerous other nicknames! This not-so-vicious beast was rescued from the Friendship APL in Elyria, Ohio, at the age of 1 year old, in November 2016. Her now “forever owner”, Chip Ingersoll, is a professional dog trainer and behaviorist, and is the owner of Alpha-Dog Pet Center, located in Amherst, Ohio.

Cora became a certified Therapy Dog in 2017, and loves spending time at hospitals, nursing homes, schools and libraries. Cora absolutely ADORES kids, and really loves doing work in the “R.E.A.D.” (Reading Education Assistance Dog) program, as part of her Therapy Dog work.

While Cora absolutely LOVES her volunteer Therapy Dog work, where she truly THRIVES is at her full-time career, as the “Chief of Barketing” for Alpha-Dog Pet Center. She is the public face of the organization, and is a regular fixture on the company’s social media pages, as well as being easily recognizable at public events around Amherst and surrounding communities. She regularly attends Main Street Amherst meetings, as the representative of Alpha-Dog Pet Center to that organization. (Chip goes along, too, but introduces himself as Cora’s driver!) She absolutely loves her customers that come in to Alpha-Dog Pet Center, sometimes just to hang out and chat with Cora for a bit!

One of Cora’s biggest joys in life is the fact that she is blessed to be able to advocate for Pitbulls (and other “bully breeds”), in hopes to break stereotypes about her breed. Cora is currently single, but has many “crushes”--- both human and canine!