I may not represent the norm: I never feel the necessity to leave our box canyon. That said, our family members have busy schedules, some have a bit of difficulty traveling; so if we're going to spend time with loved ones who don't live in...
Coincidence? Serendipity? Call it what you will, while we were planning our road trip to southern Oregon to meet Kid 1 and family, the April Smithsonian magazine arrived with its lead story: "The Basque Revolution." The author, Jonathan Gold, wrote: "If you want American Basque food...
Ed. note: Obviously the editor was asleep. Thanks to Jumpin' Jan for pointing out the LLB is at Sheridan Opera House on March 7, not 2/7. Hey Telluride: the ski season is winding down for another year, and with it the music scene is closing in...
Bowser's a good friend, but he jumps up at inopportune times, and you've got muddy paw-prints on your clean sweater...
The importance of play, especially for puppies, and making training fun are consistent themes when Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel discusses his philosophy of working with dogs. Watch this week's video as Jade, a young Australian Shepherd pup, enjoys a training session with...
Ted Hoff sees a lot of dogs of all breeds and personalities in his work at Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel. I don't have another word other than "work", though it's obvious that Ted's work is really a labor of love. A situation that Ted sometimes sees...
In this week's video from Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, Ted Hoff gives us some ideas about working with small dogs with large personalities. Zoe, a mixed terrier, is Ted's subject today, and we can see that under Ted's tutelage, Zoe doesn't behave differently from the...
This week, Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel talks about a program he introduced for the first time last year, the "Very Important Dog" club. The video is also another chance to visit with the Cottonwood "home dogs". ...
Ask anyone at Telluride Adaptive Sports Program, and you will hear that Jane Ekstein was a gutsy woman, wonderful to be around, and one who would work so hard to be able to enjoy skiing in these mountains she came to love. At a small, quiet...
In his training sessions, Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel always stresses the importance of calming the dog in order for learning to take place. In this week's video, Ted makes that point even stronger when working with your dog on a leash in...
