Happy Tail Dog Training LLC

Positive Methods.  Positive Results.

Serving The Greater Baltimore Maryland Area

 

 

Certified Canine Behavior Specialist, The Academy of Dog Behavior

Certificate of Excellence in Science of Animal Behavior Change, Dr. Sue Friedman

   

International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, Supporting Member

      

Certified Nose Work Instructor, NACSW

     

Association of Professional Dog Trainers, Full Member

  

The Pet Professional Guild, Full Member

 

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Happy Tail Dog Training:  Positive Methods.  Positive Results. 

Located in Phoenix MD and Serving Northern Baltimore and Harford Counties

NACSW K9NW Trial Videos

Douglassville PA, April 29 & 30, 2017 

Included are videos for 

NW1 and NW2 Trials

(Note, videos from this trial will no longer be for sale after June 30, 2017

All videos from these will be discarded after that date)



Click here for sample videos of each element videoed 

(Note, when I choose the sample videos, I choose ones that represent the general quality of the videos I captured during the trial searches; that way you can use the sample videos to get a feel for the quality of the videos from your individiual searches when you're deciding to make a purchase.)





                                                                                                                                                                                                    


VIDEO DESCRIPTIONS: 
Below are descriptions of the searches for each trial that I videoed and click here for sample videos of each individual search I videoed for each trial. 
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April 29, 2017 NW1 Trial
  • I captured video from Exterior, Vehicle, and Container searches. There are no Interior videos since NACSW does not allow Interior searches to be videoed. 
  • I had full visibility to all hides in all searches videoed.
  • My primary camera, with full zoom and sound was used for both the Container and Vehicle searches and I had excellent positioning for each search.
  • My wide angle camera (no zoom but having full sound) was used for the Exterior search and for providing a second camera angle in the Vehicle search.
  • Two videos per search: the vehicle search has two camera angles. So, when purchasing that search, you get two videos for the price of one. 
  • Note: I captured the Exterior search for competitors #1 through #20 (Nancy Morris) only. My camera malfuntioned after that (it overheated) and so I didn't capture any of the Exterior searches for competitors #21 through #45.
  • I had full visibility to all hides in all searches.
  • Check sample videos for representative samples of each search (see link above).
  • Note, the final video you receive will have a small, unobtrusive, watermark stating "www.ColleenMGriffith.com" on it in the bottom corner (just as you see in the sample videos). 

April 30, NW2 Trial

  • I captured video from Exterior, Vehicle, and the Container searches.
  • I had full visibility to all hides in all searches videoed.
  • There are no Interior videos since NACSW does not allow Interior searches to be videoed.
  • Two Videos per search: the vehicle search has two camera angles, so you get two videos when you purchase that search. The price is still the same, so you essentially get two videos for the price of one for the Vehicle search. 
  • My primary camera, with full zoom and sound, was used for both the Container and Vehicle searches and I had excellent positioning for each search.
  • My wide angle camera (no zoom, but having full sound) was used for the Exterior search and for providing a second camera angle in the Vehicle search
  • Check sample videos for representative samples of each search (see link above).
  • The Exterior search: for some dogs, their alert may be somewhat obscured by the picnic bench for that particular hide (it just depends on which direction they are pointed when they alerted on that hide). The hide on the chair is visible for all the dogs. 
  • Note, the final video you receive will have a small, unobtrusive, watermark stating "www.ColleenMGriffith.com" on it in the bottom corner (just as you see in the sample videos).

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Additional General Information 

  • Click here to see sample videos from all elements from all trial days 
  • Anyone may purchase video of any dog/handler team for any of the elements videoed during any day of the trial. 
  • PREVIEWING COMPETITOR VIDEOS: Because many videos of the trial searches are very large files, it would be prohibitively time consuming to upload each one individually if folks are not going to buy them. However, if you do choose to buy video(s) of your searches, Colleen will create personal and private folders for you where you can download the videos you purchased. Once you pay using the PayPal button (scroll down), she'll send you an email with instructions on how to download.
    • Keep in mind that when Colleen chooses the sample videos, she chose ones that accurately represent the general quality of the videos she captures during the trial searches, including where she was standing for the searches - this will let you know what the quailty of your videos will be like.
    • Colleen has many repeat buyers of her videos, so folks are pretty happy with the quality of them and are happy with how the sample videos represent the quality of their videos.
    • For those who are accustomed to previewing NW trial photos, I know purchasing video in this way may be a paradigm shift and I'm sorry if this different paradigm makes you too uncomfortable to make a purchase. For what it's worth, this practice of buying video sight-unseen is common practice in many other dog sports, like agility for example (and they generally don't even get to see sample videos before making a purchase).
    • Furthermore, NACSW does not allow the videographer to post all videos of all competitors to a public website. So, individual and private galleries must be created for each separate competitor and the link to each competitors private gallery must be emailed to each competitor. So, it's prohibitively time consuming to do this if the competitor isn't going to buy the videos contained in those private galleries. So, instead, Colleen publishes sample videos (with the handler's permission) to her public website so folks can understand what the quality of the video will be like when deciding if they want to make a purchase.
    • Scroll down to see Colleen's committment to quality statement regarding the quality of her video and customer satisfaction.
  • All videos are .mp4 format.
  • Colleen's primary camera is a professional grade video camera with a full-format sensor and the videos are 1280 x 720 pixels (HD quality) - this means, they can be blown up and watched on a large screen TV and still have excellent video quality (no pixelation, etc).  This camera also has full sound and professional grade wide angle and telephoto lenses with zoom capabilities so she is able to capture all the action, including zooming in during the search, for capturing even the most subtle body language and communication from the dog. 
  • Colleen also has secondary cameras that are wide-angle stationary cameras with full sound and no zooming capabilities.  The format of these videos is 1280 x 720 which is also HD quality and can be blown up and watched on a large screen TV as well. 
  • Videos from this trial date will no longer be available for sale after June 30, 2017 and all copies will be discarded after that date.  This is because of space constraints.  I capture high resolution videos, which require a lot of memory. And I video at a lot of scent-work/nose-work trials. Since digital storage space is not free and it fills up quickly, I must discard videos and photos that are over a few months old in order to free up space for my next photography or video assignment. If you purchase your videos, be certain to download them before the deadline and make sure you can find them on your computer. I will not be able to help you once I delete the videos from my computer, website, and backup drive. And if you don't buy and save a copy, they will be gone forever. 
  • You may purchase videos of your dog at any time - just follow the below instructions.  :-)

 


                                                                                                                                                                                                   


General Information About Purchasing Videos

  1. PRICES: you may purchase either a Personal Use License or Commercial Use License for the videos captured at the trials.
    • Personal Use Licenses: 
      • For videos of one search, the price is $20/search. HOWEVER, multiple video purchase discounts will be applied, with a deeper discount the more videos you buy.
      • Videos of two searches are $38; 3 searches are $55; 4 searches are $72; 5 searches are $85; 6 or more searches are $16/search (20% discount)
      • NOTE: SOME SEARCHES HAVE TWO VIDEOS PER SEARCH. IN THOSE SITUATIONS, THE PRICE IS STILL THE STANDARD PRICE AND YOU GET BOTH VIDEOS FOR THAT SAME PRICE. This is because sometimes, two camera angles are necessary to capture the entire search and that's why some searches will have more than one video per search. Read the descriptions at the top of this page to learn which searches have two camera angles (two different videos) included for the price of one video. 
    • Commercial Use Licenses: 
      • For videos of each search, the price is $30/search.
      • Videos of two searches are $57; 3 searches are $83; 4 searches are $108; 5 searches are $128; 6 or more searches are $24/search (20% discount)
      • NOTE: SOME SEARCHES HAVE TWO VIDEOS PER SEARCH. IN THOSE SITUATIONS, THE PRICE IS STILL THE STANDARD PRICE AND YOU GET BOTH VIDEOS FOR THAT SAME PRICE. This is because sometimes, two camera angles are necessary to capture the entire search and that's why some searches will have more than one video per search. Read the descriptions at the top of this page to learn which searches have two camera angles (two different videos) included for the price of one video. 
  2. COMMERCIAL USE LICENSES: a commercial use license must be purchased if you'd like to use the video for commercial purposes. In other words, if you'd like to use the videos for any use that's intended to sell a product, animal, service or make any money, then that requires the purchase of a commercial use license which is a small fee in addition to the personal use license. A FEW examples (but not an exhaustive list) where Commercial Use Licenses are required include
    • If you're a breeder - posting to your breeder FB page, or posting to your breeder webpage or breeder blog; or posting to your breed club webpage or registery, etc, requires the purchase of a commercial use license.
    • If you're a dog trainer, behavior consultant, or a Nose Work instructor - posting to your training business FB page; or posting to your business webpage; or posting to a group FB page where the intention is to showcase your teaching/handling skills; or posting to any other public site where the intention is to drum up attendance in one of your training classes or for your training products or services; or using it in any sort of educational or advertising capacity; or posting it to your YouTube site and then linking that to your business webpage or business FB page; or uploading your video to a digital frame and displaying in a public location in order to promote your training classes to potential clients, etc. -> all of these uses are examples that require the purchase of a commercial use license.
    • A Personal Use license is automatically included when purchasing a Commercial Use license
    • A discount schedule is offered when purchasing multiple videos.  The more videos you purchase, the deeper the discount. 
    • A Commercial Use license can be added on at a later time if you're not certain  you want it at the time of your initial purchase.  If you've already purchased a Personal Use license and now want to add on a Commercial Use License, click here.
  3. PERSONAL USE LICENSES: A personal use license should be purchased if you are not planning on using the video for monetary gain and it allows you to share the video on your personal FB page or personal YouTube site, for example. This license is NON-TRANSFERRABLE - meaning, you can't forward the video to your trainer or breeder so that (s)he can display it on his/her webpage.  However, if this is something you'd like to do, please contact Colleen directly at colleenmgriffith@gmail.com to discuss. 
  4. SAMPLE VIDEOS: If you'd like to wait for some sample videos to be posted before you decide if you'd like to purchase the videos of your searches, it usually takes Colleen no longer than 2 days after a trial has been completed to post a few sample videos from each day of the trial (but typically they're posted within a day of the trial completion). She always posts at least one sample video from each search she videoed for each trial day.  Click on the links below to see a few sample videos from each day of the trial:  
  5. PREVIEWING COMPETITOR VIDEOS: Because many videos of the trial searches are very large files, it would be prohibitively time consuming to upload each one individually if folks are not going to buy them. However, if you do choose to buy video(s) of your searches, Colleen will create personal and private folders for you where you can download the videos you purchased. Once you pay using the PayPal button (scroll down), she'll send you an email with instructions on how to download.      
    1. Keep in mind that when I choose the sample videos, I choose the ones that represent the general quality of the videos I capture during the trial searches, including where I was standing for the searches) - this will let you know what the quailty of your videos will be like.
    2. I have many repeat buyers of my videos, so folks are pretty happy with the quality of them and are happy with how the sample videos represent the quality of their videos.     
    3. For those who are accustomed to previewing NW trial photos, I know purchasing video in this way may be a paradigm shift and I'm sorry if this different paradigm makes you too uncomfortable to make a purchase.  For what it's worth, this practice of buying video sight-unseen is common practice in many other dog sports, like agility for example (and they generally don't even get to see sample videos before making a purchase).
    4. Furthermore, many competitors are self-conscious about videos of themselves being posted in a public forum and I have been asked by many competitors to not post their videos pbulically. Since it's impossible for Colleen to manage which ones she can post publically, and which ones she can not (unless she greatly increases rates to cover the time required to do so), it doesn't make sense to post all trial video in a public forum.
  6. ENSURING QUALITY: I generally like to ensure the quality of my videos is excellent, so I will discount if there is a meaningful quality issue (for example, the camera's automatic focusing algorithm "hiccups" and signigicantly loses focus during the entire time your dog indicates on the hide - this is rare, but has happened once or twice).  I can generally catch these issues prior to your purchase, and discount appropriately (or give for free if the quality issue is bad enough), but if I manage to miss a significant quality issue with your video, please let me know and I will refund you a discounted amount commenserate with the severity of the quality issue. Be certain to review all the sample videos that are posted for each element videoed (click here) so you know where the videographer is positioned - this will give you an excellent idea of how your video will turn out.  Also be certain to read all the details in the sections Description Of All Videos (click here) and Additional General Information (click here) so you understand the camera set up (i.e.,  mounted on a tripod and unable to move, shooting by hand, zooming capabilities or not, etc) and other pertinent information for each search where you're considering making a purchase.
  7. REFUND POLICY: once I upload your videos to a gallery and send you an email with the gallery password, NO REFUNDS WILL BE GRANTED unless there is a technical glitch or malfunction with my equipment that I managed to miss and that causes a significant quality issue, or if I missed some other significant quality issue, or if I happened to upload the wrong video.  You are responsible for reading and understanding all the information contained on this page before submitting your payment.  Email Colleen at colleenmgriffith@gmail.com if you have any questions that aren't answered on this page before submitting your payment.  
    • For example, I will happily provide a refund in situations where an equipment malfunction prevents me from recording a large portion of your search.  
    • If you changed your mind about purchasing a particular video and or made a mistake regarding the specific videos you intended to order, there is no refund once I send the email containing the link to your gallery. 
  8. DOWNLOADING COMPATIBILITY: you will need a desktop or laptop comuter (both a PC or a Mac will work) to download the video(s).  I believe the videos will download onto most android phones; however, I can not guarantee it will download onto an iPhone or onto an iPad. If you prefer a hard copy of your video be mailed to you via the US Post Office, then you will be responsible for shipping and handling charges as well (see bullet point number 5 in the section "Instructions for Purchasing.")
  9. WATERMARKS: The text "© 2017 Colleen Griffith.  No usage rights without written permission." will NOT be included in any videos you purchase from Colleen.  There will, however, be a very small watermark stating my website address "www.ColleenMGriffith.com" in the bottom right hand corner of the video.  It should be relatively discrete so as not to distract from the action in the video and I do find it necessary to include since not all trial hosts will include my contact information on their website or int the information they send out to the competitors. 
  10. EDITING SERVICES: All purchased videos are un-edited and straight out of the camera.  If you'd like me to edit your video for you for some reason, my fees are $85/hour or $15 per each 10 minute increment of time spent editing.  Contact Colleen directly for an estimate if you'd like to utilize this service.
  11. PURCHASING PHOTOS: Sometimes it's possible to extract decent photos when I video NW trials. If you'd like to purchase a photo, they are $10/each. To learn more, click here
  12. TURN AROUND TIME
    1. If you've paid using the PayPal button, it typically takes 1 - 3 days for Colleen to process, upload, and send the email with download instructions once Colleen receives the payment. 
    2. If you've paid by check, you should expect a 1 week turn around time once she receives the check. This gives enough time to deposit the check and wait for it to clear in her account, before she send the email with downloading instructions. 
    3. If you've paid to have the videos mailed to you on a Thumbdrive via the US Post Office, then you should expect a 1 to 2 week turn around time once Colleen receives your payment. 
    Purchasing Instructions:
    1. Read through the video descriptions at the top of this page (scroll up) to undertand which elements Colleen videoed and which she did not.  
    2. If you decide to purchase video(s) of your dog(s) at the trial, send an email to Colleen Griffith at colleenmgriffith@gmail.com to let her know which searches you'd like to purchase.  Please send her the following information:  
      1. which license you will be purchasing: a Commercial Use or a Personal Use license (click on links for definitions of each)
      2. your name
      3. your dog's name
      4. your dog's breed
      5. the date you and your dog searched, 
      6. the specific element videos you'd like to purchase (i.e., Container, Vehicle, Exterior). Note: interior element searches are never videoed (this is a NACSW rule). Also, it's not always possible to video all 3 of the other searches due to logistics, so check at the top of this page (scroll up) to see which specific searches Colleen was able to video.
      7. your run-order number (if you can remember it; don't worry if you can't) 
    3. Submit payment by selecting the appropriate option from the drop down menu in one of the PayPal Buttons below (scroll down). If you'd prefer to pay by check, include that information in your email to Colleen and she will send you instructions on where to send the check.  
      • The 1st PayPal button is for purchasing video that will be used for Personal Use only
      • The 2nd PayPal button should be used if you're planning on using your video for Commercial Use purposes. Read the details posted above in "Section 6. COMMERCIAL USE LICENSES" for more information on when a commercial use license is needed. Also, when you purchase a Commercial Use License, a Personal Use license is automatically included.
      • Be certain to read the Refund Policy stated above before finalizing your purchase.
      • When I offer two different camera angles for a particular search:  you just have to pay for ONE video and you'll receive BOTH camera angles.  So keep that in mind when selecting the appropriate option from the PayPal drop-down menu. 
    4. Once Colleen receives payment for the videos you'd like to purchase, she'll post the videos to her Box.com site and send you an email with a password and a link so you can view and then download them.  
      • Once payment is received, it will likely take a day or two for Colleen to post the videos to her site and send you the email with your password and link to the videos you purchased. 
      • Be sure to read the Refund Policy stated above before finalizing your purchase.
      • If you send your payment via check (instead of using the PayPal buttons), it could take as long as a week or two (after Colleen receives the check) for you to receive the email with instructions for downloading the video you purchased. Turn around time for this depends highly on Colleen's travel schedule.  
    5. If you prefer to have the videos mailed to you via US Post Office instead of an email download, then you will be responsible for paying for packaging, shipping, and handling which is an additional $10 charge on top of the video fees listed below.  The video(s) will be loaded onto a Thumbdrive and mailed in bubble-wrap packaging.  To pay for shipping and handling, you'll need to either make a separate payment via PayPal (click here to pay the S&H fee) in addition to your video fees or mail a check to Colleen (email her at csmgriffith@yahoo.com to get the mailing address) that includes the cost of the S&H fees in addition to the video-download fees.  Keep in mind it'll likely take one to two weeks after Colleen receives payment for you to receive the video(s) you purchased when having them mailed via the US Post Office. 

     

     

    Submit Payment Via One of the Below PayPal Buttons


    1. To Purchase Video for Personal Use Only, read through and follow the purchasing instructions above and then select the appropriate option from this PayPal Button drop-down menu:

    Personal Use Only: NACSW K9NW Trial Video Download

    Personal Use Only: NACSW K9NW Trial Video Download

    2. To Purchase Video for Commercial Use AND Personal Use, read through and follow the purchasing instructions above and then select the appropriate option from this PayPal Button drop-down menu: 

    Commercial and Personal Use: NACSW K9NW Trial Video Download




                                                                                                                                                                                                     

     


    NACSW Trial Sample Videos: April 29 & 30 2017

    Douglassville, PA

    NW1, NW2

    (Scroll up for instructions on how to buy).

    ALL SAMPLE VIDEOS FOR THIS TRIAL ARE POSTED AT www.ColleenMGriffith.com/Nosework










































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