Do You Look Like Your Dog.Com
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From: Gini Graham Scott
www.giniscott.com
www.giniscott.net
www.behaviorresearch.net
DO YOU LOOK LIKE DOG CONTEST TO
BECOME
TV GAME/REALITY SHOW IN ADDITION
TO BOOK
WORLDWIDE PHOTO HUNT EXPANDED
Deadline for Random House Book
June 1; First Contest December 1
Do you look like
your dog? Do you know others who
do? Do
You Look Like Your Dog? is now going to become a
TV game and reality show in addition to a book and world contest for owners
with look alike dogs. In the show, both
owners and their dogs will compete in a series of obedience, agility, and
intelligence trials. The show will be
produced by Eleventh Day Entertainment, based in Encino, California, which has
created numerous award-winning network and cable TV shows, including CBS’s 50th
Anniversary Special, TNT’s Emmy Award-winning mini-series, and MGM’s When the Lion Roars.
So now the
national and international hunt is on for even more photos from owners who look
like their dogs for the contest, book, and TV show. The first deadline is for the book on June 1,
with fall and winter deadlines for the TV show and contest. The book will be published in January 2004 by
Broadway Books, a division of Random House, and the candidates so far selected
for the book are featured in the “Will They Be in the Book” section, and more
are being added as the editor selects them.
Meanwhile,
interest in the Web site has been growing – about 40,000 hits a day now, plus newspaper
articles, magazine features, and radio interviews from the
The photos also
present a kind of capsule portrait of people’s favorite by the number of photos
submitted of that breed. So far it
looks like the Golden Retrievers are especially popular, while other favorites
include
The site also
features dog art and ads, a PowerPoint presentation on why people look like
their dog, and more. A list of some
recent media mentions is included at the end of this release, along with a list
of the most commonly asked questions.
The idea for the
contest and site was developed by Gini Graham Scott,
Ph.D., a speaker, writer, and sociologist 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 in 1992 and noticing differences between
the owners of different types of dogs. Then,
after the partner of a client helped to set up the initial site in 1999, people
gradually started sending in their photos.
About 7 months ago, interest started to explode, including plans to
publish the Do You Look Like Your Dog book. For example, the Web site was featured in Good
Day Philadelphia on WTXF-TV (Fox) and some recent radio interviews include:
RTE FM –
CHQR –
WGGY-FM –
WIYY –
KISN-FM –
WTOP –
WLIE –
BBC South –
McCormick) – 4/9/03
CKTB –
WZID-FM –
News
features have recently appeared in Insight
Magazine and other publications.
If you think you
look like your dog or know who someone who does, you’re invited to send in your
photo by June 1 to be considered for the book or by December 1 to be 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,
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