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 LEADS TO BOOK, WORLDWIDE,

AND REALITY/GAME SHOW INTEREST

 

Book to Be Published by Broadway/Random House

 

 

Do you look like your dog?  Do you know others who do?  Many people think they do and have been sending in photos from all over the world to participate in an International Do You Look Like Your Dog Contest, featured at www.doyoulooklikeyourdog.com.   A book featuring about 100 people who have sent in photos or have been photographed at various dog shows will be published in January 2004 by Broadway Books, a division of Random House, though the book is not related to the contest.  Now a worldwide call is out for owners with look-alike dogs to send in photos for consideration for the book by April 15th, though owners can still send in entries for the first contest until December, with winners to be announced in early 2004. 

In late breaking news, there is interest in a Do You Look Like Your Dog Game and Reality TV Show, and recently a group of 10th to 12th graders at Southwest Livingston County High School in Ludlow, Missouri entered the 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.  Licensing arrangements for calendars, greeting cards, and posters are also in the works.

 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 owners and their dogs are from most states as well as 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 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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