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From: Gini Graham Scott

www.giniscott.com

www.giniscott.net

www.behaviorresearch.net

 

 

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTER DO YOU LOOK LIKE DOG CONTEST

AS A SCHOOL PROJECT

 

Students in Missouri Enter Contest as a Photo Class Assignment
and Photos Considered for Forthcoming Book

 

 

Do you look like your dog?  A group of 10^th to 12^th graders at Southwest Livingston County High School in Ludlow, Missouri thought they did and entered the Do You Look Like Your Dog contest as a photography class assignment.  Now their photos are on the Web site, along with 350 photos from people all over the world – including entrants from Canada, New Zealand, Israel, and Italy -- who have been sending in their photos. The contest is featured at www.doyoulooklikeyourdog.com and a link to the students is at www.dogdaysproductions.com/entrants21.html. 

Some of the students’ photos are also being considered for the Do You Look Like Your Dog book featuring about 100 of the people who have sent in photos or have been photographed with their dog at various events.  The book, which is not related to the contest, will be published in January 2004 by Broadway Books, 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, though dog owners can still send in entries for the 1st International Do You Look Like Your Dog Contest until December, with winners to be announced in early 2004. 

When the Do You Look Like Your Dog Web site was established five years ago, the first photos came from the U.S. – most notably from Florida, Texas, New York, and California, but now photos of dog owners and their dogs are posted from most states as well as from other countries. The site also features dog art and ads, a PowerPoint 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. 

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 divided into the 8 main groups of dogs: working, herding, sporting, non-sporting, terriers, hounds, toys, and just plain mutts. You’ll see your photo posted on the Web site, too.  Send photos to photos@doyoulooklikeyourdog.com or mail to Do You Look Like Your Dog, 6114 La Salle Avenue, #358, Oakland, CA 94611. 

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