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26 Jun Dog's Best Friend: A relaxed day for Honey

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Honey is a young Golden Retriever staying with Ted Hoff at Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel. When I see videos like this one, I understand why Gina the Dog gets so excited when we get close to Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel: it’s about as close to...

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19 Jun Dog's Best Friend: Mature dogs off leash

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Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel is a good friend of Telluride Inside… and Out. With our busy lives, we don’t see each other on a weekly basis, except for Ted’s great videos of dogs and dog training. These  video visits are a highlight...

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12 Jun Dog's Best Friend: Ted ups the ante with Drake's training

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Telluride Inside… and Out has been privileged to watch Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel as he trains the dogs in his care. It’s hard to believe that Drake, the little ball of fluff we met in December, is now a six-month old yellow...

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05 Jun Dog’s Best Friend: collection of dog photos at Cottonwood

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In many of Telluride Inside… and Out's posts about Ted Hoff's Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, we have emphasized hunting breeds and their training. Just to show that Cottonwood is an equal opportunity facility, Ted has sent along this videocast of lots of dogs of lots...

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29 May Dogs Best Friend: Hanging out with Ted

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When we head down from Telluride to take Gina the Dog to stay with Ted Hoff at Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, somewhere between Delta and Hotchkiss she will start getting excited, and by the time we turn into the ranch entrance, Gina can hardly contain...

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22 May Dog’s Best Friend: Playing nicely

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If you have been watching Ted Hoff's videos from Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, you can't help being aware of how much dog training is about allowing the dogs to do what they want to do anyway. Of course, Ted is adamant that a dog be...

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15 May Dog’s Best Friend: Sheep Dog Trials

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Our friend Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, doesn’t just train and board dogs: he lives dogs. Ted recently attended the sheep dog trials in Hotchkiss, Colorado. His video of the sights and sounds of the day are interesting, even if you have never...

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08 May Dog’s Best Friend: In the water with Mae

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Telluride Inside… and Out has been following the dogs at Ted Hoff's Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel for about a year now. We saw Ted's Labrador female, Mae, when she was just starting to do water retrieves. You've gotta love the enthusiasm which she brings to...

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01 May Dog’s Best Friend: Working with Rowdy

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Telluride Inside… and Out has been following the training of Ted Hoff's dogs at Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel for the past several weeks. In this week's video Ted shows us that he also works with other people's dogs. In this case, we have Rowdy, a...

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24 Apr Dog’s Best Friend: Drake goes swimming

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Telluride Inside… and Out has been following the life and training of Drake, a young yellow Labrador retriever at Ted Hoff's Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, since Drake was a ball of fluff in early December of last year. It has been a pleasure to witness...

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