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02 Sep Fashion Friday: Sequins are a girl's best friend

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[click “Play” for Ashley Deppen’s take on sequins] The Telluride Film Festival brings sparkle aplenty to town. The number of stars on Telluride’s streets and silver screens rival the glow dome in the sky. But the razzle dazzle does not stop there. And it is...

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27 Aug Dog's Best Friend: Water retrieves with Lilly Hoff

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Telluride Inside… and Out readers have watched Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel train dogs in his videos. We've seen the success his methods have in training dogs. How about people? In this week's video, Ted is the cameraman, a voice in the background,...

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20 Aug Dog's Best Friend: getting Jack's attention

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I find it endlessly interesting watching Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel’s Ted Hoff at work with dogs. The underlying technique is almost always the same: patience; reward in the form of physical and audible praise, but only for correct performance. Ted doesn’t use treats in his...

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13 Aug Dog's Best Friend: 7 month old retreiver training

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In this week's video, Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel shows us an obedience training session with Drake, his young Yellow Labrador Retriever. At seven months old, Drake is expected to make some mistakes. Repetition to teach the right response, patience when the inevitable...

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07 Aug Dog's Best Friend: Ted works with a young German Shorthair

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Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel is working with a two year old German Shorthair female. He has spent some time with this young dog, gaining her confidence. This shows up in this video as she is constantly paying attention to Ted, so the...

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30 Jul Dog's Best Friend: Training an older pup

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Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel has emphasized often how puppy training should start at a fairly young age. But what about that pup who somehow got to be a year old, and a lot set in his ways? This video shows Ted working...

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24 Jul Dog's Best Friend: Car jumping by Mae

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When Telluride Inside… and Out began putting up videos by Ted Hoff, Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, we didn't realize we would get to witness a new Olympic event. Watch as Mae, the young Black Lab female demonstrates "Car Jumping." Check out the enthusiasm!

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17 Jul Dog's Best Friend: Four dogs working off leash

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Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel is our go-to guy when Telluride Inside… and Out has a question about dog training. This week’s video features four dogs, of various ages and states of training, in an off-leash session. The interesting thing for me is...

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09 Jul Dog's Best Friend: Sophie and friends

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Ted Hoff at Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel likes to train dogs in groups, when it's appropriate. This video shows Sophie and friends working/playing/training, all the while seemingly having a great time. Even work looks like fun at Cottonwood.

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03 Jul Dog's Best Friend: Louis and friends take a hike

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As can be seen in this video, training is happening all the time at Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel. A lot of that training is informal, on the surface. But Louis is learning to adapt to a new situation, in this case, a hike on the...

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