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06 Feb Dog’s Best Friend: Socialization of your puppy

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Ted Hoff, of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, continues his training discussion with this video about 13 week old Drake, a golden Labrador Retriever. Ted says Drake’s socialization with appropriate older dogs is a vital part of his training. Watch young Drake playing and learning with...

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30 Jan Dog’s Best Friend: Dogs and remote controlled boat

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Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel tells a good story. Usually there is a training tip in there. His story about his son's remote controlled boat and a pair of English setters is no exception. In this case the main lesson is for the...

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23 Jan Dog’s Best Friend: Lab puppy Drake meets Pheasant

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Our friend, Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, has sent another video of his Labrador puppy Drake. Drake is learning about his world around Cottonwood, including a surprise meeting with a pheasant rooster, and another with the retrieving Kitty. It's no wonder our dog,...

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16 Jan Dog’s Best Friend: Off leash obedience

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Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel shows us a training session with his one year old Labrador retriever, Mae. TIO has watched Mae's progress from an eight week old puppy. She continues to impress. A well-mannered dog, attentive and anxious to please, is pleasant...

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09 Jan Dog’s Best Friend: Training Drake, 11 weeks

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Watch Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel work with Drake, his eleven week old Labrador puppy. This early training is a lot about having fun and bonding, but the long-term lessons are beginning as well. Cottonwood is a one-stop shop for dogs and people...

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02 Jan Dog’s Best Friend: Introducing Drake

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Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel had a birthday party a few weeks ago. While Ted's birthday was the reason for the get-together, Drake, the Hoffs' new yellow Labrador puppy, was the star of the evening. All the women there couldn't keep their hands...

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26 Dec Dog’s best Friend: Training session with Mae

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Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel shows us a training session with his young female Labrador retriever, Mae. Watch how Mae maintains her attention on Ted, in order to get the job done. Good girl, Mae. Ted really makes it look easy.

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19 Dec Dog’s (and Cat’s) Best Friend: The return of kitty

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Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel  showed us a retrieving kitty on an earlier video. But how about the most basic of commands: Sit, Stay. Ted demonstrates that with patience Kitty can do that too. So much for conventional wisdom- "cats can't be trained."

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12 Dec Dog’s Best Friend: Training a Labrador retriever

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Telluride Inside…and Out's dog expert, Ted Hoff shows us the ins and outs of training a young dog, in this case his young Lab female, Mai. Notice that the main elements of training according to Ted are praise (not treats), consistency, and paying attention to...

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05 Dec Dog’s Best Friend: It’s not all work at dog camp

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We at Telluride Inside…and Out have often highlighted the training and exercise element of life for dogs at Ted Hoff's Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel. While these are a key part of the routine at the ranch, Ted sent along this short video to dispel the...

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