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Kickoff Tee Retriever Cori Back for Another Season

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Angelo Genetti, Cori and Lisa Tell on the football field.
Cori shares a moment with her owner, Lisa Tell, and kicker Angelo Genetti. (Karin Higgins/新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis)

新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 鈥渞ocket dog鈥 has achieved liftoff, retrieving the kickoff tee for another season of Aggie football.

Cori, a 3-year-old Labrador retriever owned by Veterinary Medicine Professor Lisa Tell 鈥87, DVM 鈥91, is building a relationship with a new kicker this season and continues to delight fans on and off the field.

after kicker Angelo Genetti sent the football flying during , but that wasn鈥檛 the first time they鈥檝e worked together.

鈥淐ori has already had sessions with Angelo that has allowed her to develop a working relationship with him,鈥 Tell said. 鈥淭he one thing that I have really noticed about Cori when she is hanging out with Angelo is that she seems really relaxed.鈥

Always learning

In addition to learning to work with a new person, Cori has had to adapt to a new type of kickoff tee with a slightly different shape.

Angelo Genetti poses for a photo with Cori.
Kicker Angelo Genetti is building a relationship with Cori, who retrieves the tee after home game kickoffs. (Karin Higgins/新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis)

Genetti, a sophomore majoring in sociology, said the human-canine partnership boosts morale for the entire team during games and practices.

鈥淭his is the first time I鈥檝e had an animal retrieve the kickoff tee for me, something I've never witnessed anywhere else,鈥 he said, noting that Cori gets lot of affection when she鈥檚 retrieving the tee. 鈥淐ori is undeniably a special dog, and she's yet another reason why 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis football stands out as something truly exceptional.鈥

Tell said Genetti has shown an intuitive ability to recognize the types of situations that work best for Cori, like when others aren鈥檛 practicing on the field.

That could be because Genetti has spent time around other dogs, namely Romeo, his family鈥檚 7-year-old Bernese mountain dog and  poodle mix. He sees Romeo whenever he visits his hometown of Linden.

ANIMALS ON THE FIELD

All across campus

Tell is making sure Cori meets as many Aggies as possible, appearing with her at events like , 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Stores events for new students and more. Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Croughan will even release Cori during .

Cori can be seen on social media and on stickers passed out at football games and other events. Her unofficial ambassador role has branched out into other sports like basketball and baseball, but for now she, Tell and Genetti are focused on football season.

鈥淭he working partnership between Cori and the kicker is multifaceted and occurs over time,鈥 Tell said. 鈥淪o far she has been so lucky to work with two kickers who are exceptionally enthusiastic, kind, and truly seem to enjoy working with a retrieving dog.鈥

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