Do You Look Like Your Dog.Com
6114 La Salle, #358 . Oakland, CA 94611
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From: Gini Graham Scott
www.giniscott.com
www.giniscott.net
www.behaviorresearch.net
DO YOU LOOK LIKE DOG CONTEST AND BOOK
Dog Owners Invited to Send in Photos
Do you look like your dog? Do you know anyone who does? Lots of people think they do and have been sending in their photos from all over the world to participate in an International Do You Look Like Your Dog Competition, featured at www.doyoulooklikeyourdog.com. Next year a book featuring about 100 of the people who have sent in photos or have been photographed with their dog at dog shows and other events will be published in January 2004 by Broadway, a division of Random House. The call is out now for owners with look-alike dogs to send in their photos for consideration for the book by April 15th.
The Do You Look Like Your Dog Web site, established five years ago, now features about 300 photos of people who think they look like their dog. While the first photos came from the U.S. – most notably from Florida, Texas, New York, and California, now photos of dog owners and their dogs are posted from most states, as well as from Canada, and even New Zealand, Italy, and Israel. The site also features dog art and ads, quotes and jokes, books about dogs, a Power Point presentation on why people look like their dog, and more. The idea for the contest and site was developed by Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D., a speaker, writer, and researcher interested in psychological profiling, as well as other topics from creativity to social trends. She developed the idea after going to a local dog show and noticing the differences between the owners of different types of dogs. She returned with her camera and later launched www.doyoulooklikeyourdog.com in 1996.
If you think you look like your dog or know who someone who does, you’re invited to send in your photo to be considered for the book or entered in the competition, which is not related to the book and will be judged next year. The entrants are being divided into the 8 main groups of dogs: working, herding, sporting, non-sporting, terriers, hounds, toys, and just plain mutts. You’ll see your photos posted on the Web site, too. Send your photos by e-mail to photos@doyoulooklikeyourdog.com or by mail to Do You Look Like Your Dog, 6114 La Salle Avenue, #358, Oakland, CA 94611.
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