Draft Video – La”Koda”

La”Koda” vom Czako

 

I got the idea to do a video on Koda because she had or was doing all three of the topics I wanted to show.  How great puppies are, obedience work and protection work.  Koda had a litter of puppies 9 weeks ago, so they were big enough to be able to capture how cute they are, their activities and how you begin to do training with them, such as the sheepskin tug.

Koda has been working on her Schutzhund (Definition Below) training since she was 10 weeks old.  The training requires a lot of patience and consistency.  Shannon has been working almost daily with Koda and uses multiple trainers to accomplish her goals with Koda.

Koda is very bonded and attached to her mom, so I wanted to take the approach of the video from Koda’s perspective talking about her mom.  You really need to have a bond with your dog in order to be successful at Schutzhund.

Shannon will continue with her training with Koda, which consists of Focus Work, Obedience, Tracking and Protection.  There is a pattern or a script to follow when going to compete in a Schutzhund Trial.  Many of our dogs have the same goal of getting our Schutzhund titles, but we are quite a long was away from that.

I look forward to training more with Shannon and Koda.  Zoey and Ruger have grown up together and have trained together.  More fun is yet to come!

I know my video is too long and I have some transitions I need to work on, but  overall I think I accomplished what I wanted.  It is a fun story from Koda’s perspective.

Thank you Shannon for letting me use you and Koda for my final project for school!

Storyboard:

Storyboard

Schutzhund Definition:

Schutzhund (German for “protection dog”) is a dog sport that was developed in Germany in the early 1900s as a breed suitability test for the German Shepherd Dog. The test would determine if the dog displayed the appropriate traits and characteristics of a proper working German Shepherd Dog. Today, it is used as a sport where many breeds other than German Shepherd Dogs can compete, but it is a demanding test for any dog that few can pass.  

Schutzhund.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Apr. 2014. Web. . <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutzhund&gt;.

Koda Puppies

Video Tutorials

This was a fun assignment.  I am really looking forward to the final video!  Working on taking shots and videos this weekend of puppies, training and bite work!