One game we love to play with Cody is Hide-and-Seek. We have a few versions- either we hide from her and she has to find us, or we hide a toy that she has to find. It is a great way to work her little brain, and she loves to play.
Obviously, one of the first things I thought of when we got our new GoPro, was to attach it to Cody while playing Hide-and-Seek. This is the video I made of her playing Hide-and-Seek with her toy- Mr. Fox. Notice how many times she tries to cheat!!! What a sneaky little dog!
And here is the set up I used to make the Doggie Cam:
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| The CodyCam! |
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| The CodyCam, on Cody! |
We have a
Julius K9 IDC harness that I'm in love with. I bought some velcro and attached one piece to the part of the harness that's on Cody's back, using duct tape (I will eventually sew it on, but I wanted to be sure it worked first). I then put the other sticky piece of velcro onto the bottom of a GoPro mount. Rather than going through the trouble with using velcro, I could've just used the sticky GoPro mount and attached it directly to the harness, but I wanted my set up to be removable. Even though it's not large, I didn't want the mount to be permanently attached to Cody's running harness. I love velcro.
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| Duct tape (white) is currently holding the piece of velcro onto the harness |
I also bought a front-facing
helmet mount for the GoPro, so it would be up high enough over Cody's head, while still staying firmly attached. I then utilized the handle part of the Julius K9 harness to provide additional stability to the GoPro, by using more velcro pieces I had laying around the house (an old iPod armband). It may not be pretty, but it's relatively stable, considering it's on a dog!! It also doesn't slide off to the side very much- but the harness strap has to be relatively tight on Cody's stomach.
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| The front facing helmet mount gives the GoPro enough lift over Cody's head. The old iPod armband is giving it even more stability |
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| Cody and the CodyCam |
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| When she turns her head, the GoPro is still facing the front! This creates a really cool perspective that you can see in the video |
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| Just enough height to go over Cody's head, while still recording her adorable ears. Don't worry Cody, you'll get plenty of treats! |
Additionally, since the Julius K9 harness has velcro patches already on the side, I can do a side-mounting CodyCam:
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| A very un-amused model. Side mount on the Julius K9 harness |
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| Side Mount. Be careful, though- dog may run into walls!! Luckily that GoPro is super durable! Here you can also see the velcro piece that I have duct taped to the top of the harness. |
Unfortunately, Mr. Fox is no longer whole- but at least he had all of his limbs intact to make this video, before being disassembled in the front lawn. Thanks for the contribution, Mr. Fox!
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| Disemboweled Mr. Fox |
