We recently asked some of the staff at Magnify to pick a channel that stood out and impressed them. Below, Filip Szmanski, our resident video expert and the only person in the Magnify office with a Southern accent, talks about a channel that has caught his eye.

"Dog training is something that I had recently been involved with after adopting my puppy, Boris.  I would like to think I did a good job training him, however, I had to leave him with my parents - the apartment I was moving to in NYC didn't allow pets.  It wasn't ideal to leave my dog behind but I had limited time to find an apartment. My parents would have to continue his training, which was a daunting task being that my parents have never owned a dog, let alone a puppy.  In preparation to giving Boris over to my parents, I gave them all the tips I could give them but there was just so much to go over.  I had to give them another resource other than bugging me every five minutes when something came up with Boris.  Enter trainingdogvideos.magnify.net.

The first thing that hit me was how good the channel looked -  they have a nice custom header graphic, a custom background image and a lot of small design features that are impressive.  I’ve seen a lot of channels in my time at Magnify and this site was very easy on the eyes and very well organized.

Secondly, anytime my parents would ask me a question, I could direct them to this site and using the search function, find a relavant training video.  The reason it has come in handy for my family and probably many other dog owners out there is that it features a vast amount of videos dealing with dog training.  From house training all the way to playing fetch with a Frisbee, the amount of information is staggering.

Another nice aspect of the site is the administrator seems very engaged by offering insightful and entertaining blog posts about dogs.  One blog post we found helpful dealt with the subject of making your next vet visit easier.  Boris isn’t shy by any means; he’s the opposite when around other animals.  The tip my family found helpful was to take him out for an exercise before the vet, that way he won’t be as excited.  Also, I love the fact that this site offers an RSS feed for the updates the creator makes.  Every blog posted on the channel will show up in my RSS reader so I can direct my parents to there if I see any information that they might find useful.

I would recommend anyone with a dog or interest in dogs check out the channel ...and let me know if you have any tips good tips for Boris.

Filip

If anyone has any questions on how specific design elements were added or would just like a tutorial on using the Magnify platform, Filip can be reached at Support (at) Magnify.net