ProfiDOG.cz

ProfiDOG is a cynological news portal focused on top dog sport events, online commented broadcasting of Championships in Czech and English, photo gallery, results service, interviews and more. Become a part of our team and support us! :-)

Author: Draha Mašková

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Two Life Passions

Hello, my name is Draha Mašková. I am editor by profession and dog sport is my huge hobby. ProfiDOG.cz was created by combining two of my passions, which are writing and dog sport. IPO trials consist of three disciplines – tracking, obedience and protection. Owners of working breeds focus on these type of trials. I was a team leader at FCI World Championship of all breeds in Sweden in 2014 and every day I wrote reports for fans in the Czech Republic about how each day went, what were the performances like, about interesting things that happened that day etc. These reports got a great response, maybe even more so because they were supported by great photos. That’s when the idea for media project that brings people wealth of information from prestigious canine events they would otherwise have no chance to go to themselves was conceived. In 2015, ProfiDOG.cz news team went to the FCI World Championship of all breeds to Switzerland for the first time. It turned out that our idea is good and views have spread like wildfire :-).

         

News for Those Who Cannot Be There

In 2016, ProfiDOG  team was already present at most prestigious world championships and we understood (ladies only in our team so far :-) not only what is necessary for successful management of the whole event (whether in terms of facilities where we work, accreditations, etc.), but also for the success of the project. We put maximum effort and energy into it. Everyone in the team is dog sport loving handler, because without the active and thorough knowledge of the dog sport we could not do what we are doing. However, we are doing everything for free. The readers do not pay anything for online broadcasting and if we want to keep it that way, we need money for running. Last year we had support from several friends and just a “handful” of companies. I paid majority of the all costs myself because I was looking at it as an investment in the dream, which will definitely turn into reality. I really did and still do believe that. If we do not find the funding for the running of the project, we will not be able to bring people the online services from the spring world championships, or we will have to charge for the service. It would be a real shame to finish and a huge waste of all the work that we have already done. Our team is the first one at the stadium as we need to get everything set and leaves the very last, when everybody is gone. Quite often we work in the rain or terrible cold, simply in difficult conditions… This is because individual championships tend to have different facilities and it is certainly not a luxury…but we never regretted it. We enjoy our work, it gives us energy and purpose.

         

We Are the Only Ones in the World in What We Do

ProfiDOG.cz is the only cynological portal in the world that brings online, i.e. live broadcasted coverage of top events from dog sport free of charge and not only in Czech, but for foreign visitors also in English. We have a four-member news team at every event: a commentator, an editor at the tracking venue, an editor for the results service and a photographer who continuously adds photos to the gallery and to social networks. We have two translators online and everything is instantly on the website even in English. In the year of our activity, our project recorded a huge success and we have almost 5,000 fans on FB. People write that thanks to us, they feel as if they were at the event themselves. In this respect we get a lot back from our work and it makes us happy :-).

         

The Financial Demands of the Project

Just to give you an idea how financially demanding our project is: We tend to stay for almost a week at the world championships held abroad, from the time before the actual competition begins to when we drive home overnight after the announcement of final results. The costs of having the team at one international event like that and translators online is around 40,000 CZK (expenses for travel, accommodation, food, internet etc.) Last year, we were for example in Germany, Slovenia and Finland. This year, we should be going to Germany again, Italy, Belgium... The cost of championship event held in the Czech Republic is around 10,000 CZK.

We also need a new website coded and tailored to our needs, so the work with it would be easier and people get even better service and more information. Existing template does not allow us creative work, which unfortunately we did not know at the beginning... We need an original website that will grow with us and will evolve just like us. There is a long list of things like that, we learned and we found out.

The amount we are asking for should cover the costs of events in the first half of the year and the new website. In the future, our goal is to make the project profitable. We are planning our own publications and other activities.

         

We Can Also Do Design and Graphics

We provide space for organizers of canine events to be able to invite the general public to events and find about them. Everything on our site is also in English, so the whole world learns about Czech cynology. We prepare adverts before all events and graphic banners, graphics and design is part of our work :-).

Thank you! :-)

It´s not bad feeling to know that you have helped somebody to fulfil their dream, don´t you think so? Moreover, if such dream is not just about them but will benefit other people. Thank you very much! :-)

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Feb 20, 2017 Thank you! :-)

Thank you in advance for your attention you are going to devote to our Project. If you are going to get interested in our Project or it grabs your attention so much that you decide to support us, it will be for a good cause :-)

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    Thank You on Our Website :-)

    Thank you that you like and appreciate our information server, interviews and articles which are for free. Acknowledgement on the website :-).

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    EUR 3.96
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    Thank You on Our Website and Original ProfiDOG.cz Sticker

    Thank you that you like and appreciate our information server, interviews and articles which are for free. Acknowledgement on the website site and original ProfiDOG.cz sticker :-).

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    EUR 7.91
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    Original T-shirt ProfiDOG.cz

    Are you supporting our project and what we do? Get yourself a fan shirt! :-) Choose a size M, L, XL and we'll send you an original and funny T-shirt “I am a fan of ProfiDOG” :-).

    Reward delivery: on address, in a quarter after the Hithit project end

    EUR 19.79
    (CZK 500)
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    We Will Make an Original Banner Just for You

    You send us pictures and texts required and we will prepare a banner according to your wish that you can put on Facebook, your own website or as a memory :-).

    Reward delivery: on address, in a quarter after the Hithit project end

    EUR 39.57
    (CZK 1,000)
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    Advertising Space on ProfiDOG.cz

    We will provide space for advertising banner of your company, kennel or your four-legged partner for a period of one month :-).

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    EUR 79.15
    (CZK 2,000)
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    We Will Do a Photo Shoot of You and Your Dog

    Professional photo shoot by our photographer - you will receive ten pictures of you and your dog! If you do not have a dog, we will gladly photograph you and your family, just come to us and we will do the rest of the job :-).

    Reward delivery: on address, in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 118.72
    (CZK 3,000)
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    Surprise! :-)

    Choose one international event that we are going to and we will bring an original gift back for you directly connected with the event – for example Sweatshirt, T-shirt, tracking flag or catalogue signed by the winner! Let us surprise you! Trust us! :-)

    Reward delivery: on address, in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 158.29
    (CZK 4,000)
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    We Will Organize a Special Training Day for You

    Whether you're a professional handler or just a dog lover, come to meet us and learn something interesting about dog training and what the current trends are. We will organize for you and another person you take with you a day full of interesting talk, good food, practical demonstrations and training! :-) Photos to keep as a memory and good fun are guaranteed! :-)

    Reward delivery: on address, in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 197.86
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