Finding Time for Dog Training

December 1, 2011 by Rosana Hart  

Finding Time for Dog Training

How can you find time for dog training? I have two tips on that today. That question came to me as a comment on my review of Nicole Wilde’s excellent book, Don’t Leave Me, which is on separation anxiety. It led me to an AHA moment, which I’ll get into further down.  First, here is [...]

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Now This is Dog Training! Way Beyond My Skill Level!

August 17, 2011 by Rosana Hart  

Now This is Dog Training! Way Beyond My Skill Level!

Here is a really, really good article on dog training: Watching Alex. I was drawn into what the writer, Tamara Dormer, was doing with dogs in general and one called Alex in particular. I guessed that she might work at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, so I googled her name and indeed she [...]

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An Amusing Infographic on Dog Training

August 15, 2011 by Rosana Hart  

An Amusing Infographic on Dog Training

This was offered to me to put on the blog, and even though I generally prefer to do my own writing on dog training here, this was fun and I’m no graphic artist! It’s quite long so click through to see it… I didn’t want it to take up the whole homepage of the blog! [...]

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I Meet An Effective Service Dog, Simply Trained

July 21, 2011 by Rosana Hart  

I Meet An Effective Service Dog, Simply Trained

I met a very interesting dog and owner yesterday. I was doing errands in a nearby town when I saw a large dog with a SERVICE DOG jacket on. I glanced at the owner and could see that he wasn’t blind. When I heard him chatting with someone a little later, I knew he wasn’t [...]

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Try Using a Different Command or Cue for Training Your Dog

June 18, 2011 by Rosana Hart  

Try Using a Different Command or Cue for Training Your Dog

Are you training your dog something but running into problems with it? There can be a variety of reasons, and a variety of solutions for this common situation. Here I want to talk about one solution. This came up this week, as I was emailing with a woman who recently adopted a rescue dog. The [...]

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Our Game Improves Lola’s Long Sit

April 2, 2011 by Rosana Hart  

Our Game Improves Lola’s Long Sit

Does your dog do a long sit or a long down, where you tell the dog to sit or to go down, and then you say stay and disappear for a short while? Our Rottweiler Lola has gotten much better at the long sit in the past couple of months. It’s been a long winter [...]

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It’s National Train Your Dog Month

January 18, 2011 by Rosana Hart  

It’s National Train Your Dog Month

I may be a bit late in announcing that January is National Train Your Dog Month, but here is a nice website about this project: http://www.trainyourdogmonth.com — this is sponsored by the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, a terrific organization that I belong to. Members are committed to positive, pain-free methods. Anyway, on the Train [...]

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Labrador Retrievers

December 16, 2010 by Dog Training Kennel  

Labrador Retrievers

Labrador Retrievers Black Labrador Retriever Mae demonstrates her hunting skills at Cottonwood Ranch And Kennel near Crawford, Colorado. Ted Hoff owner and trainer proudly talks about dynamic Mae and how she is a big part of the Hoff’s family. La…

Rhodesian Ridgeback

November 21, 2010 by Dog Training Kennel  

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Rhodesian Ridgeback Dogs – Rhodesian Ridgeback Dog Trainers – Rhodesian Ridgeback Ted Hoff trainer/owner of Cottonwood Ranch And Kennel, near Crawford, Colorado works with Canyon the Rhodesian ridgeback. The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a dog bre…

Spinone Italiano Italians Sporting Dog

November 16, 2010 by Dog Training Kennel  

Spinone Italiano Italians Sporting Dog

Spinone Italiano Italians Sporting Dog – Spinone Dog – Italian Spinone The Spinone Italiano, also called the Italian Spinone, is a Italians sporting dog. This breed can be traced back at least 2000 years. It most likely developed from the c…

Secret to Dog Training

October 27, 2010 by Dog Training Kennel  

Secret to Dog Training

Secret to Dog Training by Lilly Hoff – currently attending freshman year at  Cal Poly School of Engineering The piercing noise is overwhelming, and the chaos is rampant between the kennels as the dogs jump and shake their chain link walls. An outsider…

Labrador Retriever Breed

October 25, 2010 by Dog Training Kennel  

Labrador Retriever Breed

Labrador Retriever Breed Labrador Retriever Breed Ted Hoff trainer/owner of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, near Crawford, Colorado works with the Labrador Retrievers an incredibly athletic breed on land and water. The Labrador Retriever is now classified…

German Shorthaired Pointer

October 18, 2010 by Dog Training Kennel  

German Shorthaired Pointer

German Shorthaired Pointers Ted Hoff trainer/owner of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, near Crawford, Colorado works with two German Shorthair Pointers, describing this incredibly athletic breed. Here at the Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel having your dog trai…

Breeds of Dogs and There Purpose

October 5, 2010 by Dog Training Kennel  

Breeds of Dogs and There Purpose

Breeds of Dogs and There Purpose Breeds of Dogs and There Purpose Ted Hoff trainer/owner of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel, near Crawford, Colorado explains the purpose of various dog breeds. In this Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel video Ted Hoff is seen with…

Colorado Dog Trainer

September 20, 2010 by Dog Training Kennel  

Colorado Dog Trainer

Colorado Dog Trainer Cottonwood Ranch And Kennel Tour Ted Hoff takes you on a tour of the beautiful Cottonwood Ranch And Kennel near Crawford, Colorado. Colorado Dog Trainer Ted Trains all breeds in basic obedience training and boards all dogs, large a…