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Hot Weather Training Tips: Dog Training in the Chicago Heat
With fears of hot pavement and heat stroke dancing through your head, how do you train your dog through the Chicago summer?
Coralyn "Cori" Pedota
Jul 45 min read
New Online Intensive: Create Your (First?) Freestyle Routine
You and your dog know a handful of tricks (or maybe several buckets full), and you are ready for a challenge. Maybe your dog has been frustrated by longer routines, or maybe you can’t stop hunching over like Gollum when you try to dance. Or maybe, you just want guidance and the push to express your creativity with your four-legged best friend, and to be supported by others on the same journey.
Coralyn "Cori" Pedota
Jun 92 min read
"Does My Anxious Dog Need a Leader?"
How does leadership affect anxiety, and what makes good leadership in dog training?
Coralyn "Cori" Pedota
Jun 24 min read
Vlog: We Moved Again, Cupid's Life & Injuries, and More
I have moved again, still in the city and this time to a bigger, nicer apartment! Hurray! So, it was time for some self-reflection in the form of a good ole VLOG.
It occurred to me that Cupid is old enough now that some of my followers do not know about his journey to being washed from IGP, so I started with a part 1 that outlines the journey of me getting Mars and Cupid, my experience raising a KNPV dog as a young trainer without a mentor, his injuries, the process of wa
Coralyn "Cori" Pedota
May 131 min read
OMG, It's an Ethos: Dog Training Class as a Third Place
A couple of years ago, I started to fantasize that if I were not training dogs, I would be organizing some kind of community center. And then I realized, "Wait a second. I'm already starting to do that, too."
Coralyn "Cori" Pedota
Feb 233 min read
Cold Weather Training Tips: Dog Training in the Chicago Winter
Winter brings some unique challenges for dog training. Your hands freeze, their paws hurt, and when you run back to hide inside, your dog can become a bored, destructive maniac. So, here is a list of cold-weather specific tips and recommendations for you!
Coralyn "Cori" Pedota
Nov 30, 20255 min read
The Ultimate Enrichment Guide for Dogs
Do you have a bored dog? For many dogs, just going outside for walks is not going to cut it. Here is a list of enrichment ideas that can help satisfy your dog’s natural desires and instincts–written by a professional dog trainer–including behavioral and safety considerations when relevant.
Coralyn "Cori" Pedota
Nov 30, 202510 min read
Nueva Clase Grupal: Obediencia Básica
Tres entrenadores (Daphne Mendoza de adogtrainerlife, Cori Pedota de Venus and Mars K9, y Veronica Laureano) se unen para crear este emocionante proyecto para la comunidad.
En esta clase, enseñaremos habilidades para vivir en paz con tu perro: Caminar en correa, comportarse con distracciones, y más.
Coralyn "Cori" Pedota
Jul 17, 20251 min read
Ideas for Planning a Training Session
Planning is going to look and feel different for every individual. Sometimes planning too meticulously takes the wind out of one’s sails...
Coralyn "Cori" Pedota
Apr 3, 20252 min read
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