As I watched the Golden Globes presentations last night, I was struck by how well the films did that were on the program of last Fall's Telluride Film Festival. We have seen this over the years: feature films, documentaries, foreign films, but this year's Golden...
What's more fun than watching a pup playing on ice? Give up? I couldn't think of anything either. So check out Ted Hoff's video this week, of young Labs playing on a frozen pond at Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel. Just in case you thought life...
Lawry de Bivort is a long-time part-time Tellurider, and is just now making Telluride his "real" home. Like so many in this worldly community, Lawry has several other dimensions to his being. While most of us were watching TV coverage of the uprisings called the...
If there was any doubt that Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel loves dogs, this week's video should clear that up. All the dogs in Ted's care, boarding, training, living at Cottonwood, are "his" dogs. Which is why Gina the Dog (early in the...
Tonight, Saturday, January 7, is the annual Moonlight Progressive Dinner on the Telluride Valley Floor. OK, there may not be a lot of snow on the valley floor yet , and the full moon is two nights away, but that is no excuse not to...
In this week's video, Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel is working with his young Yellow Lab male, Drake. In demonstrating the remote "Stay!" command, Ted has to raise his voice, but it's the distance, not his demeanor which has influenced the sound. The...
As I've watched Ted Hoff work with the dogs at Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, one of the things I've noticed time and time again is his clarity about the object being taught. In this video Ted is concentrating on one item with this young Brittany...
Your dog wants to run and play with other dogs, and you have a mission that requires Rover to be attentive to you? Watch as Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel works with his Lab female, Mae, as the other dogs run loose. Maintaining...
The first "Local Libations" program, a collaboration between The New Community Coalition and Telluride's Steaming Bean, takes place December 15, 2011 at 5:30 PM at the Bean. The "semi-regular" series will provide opportunities to gather, learn and discuss topics of the day. This first event...
Telluride has been announced as one of the host towns for the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. The first stage will start in Durango, climb over 10,200+ foot Lizard Head Pass, and down into Telluride (don't forget the 2 mile climb out of Ophir Loop...
