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From: Gini Graham Scott

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www.behaviorresearch.net

DO YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR DOG CONTEST TO BECOME

TV GAME/REALITY SHOW AND GAME IN ADDITION TO BOOK

New Contest Date -- July 1, 2006; Winners Announced When Show Aired

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 and a card game, in addition to a book and international contest for owners with look-alike dogs. In the show, both owners and their dogs will compete to show how much they are alike in various ways, and the show will feature interviews and video cut-aways showing the owners with their dogs at home. Think American Idol meets Best in Show. The TV show producer and game manufacturer will be announced shortly.

The first book which was published in January 2004 by Broadway Books, a division of Random House, features 100 of the owners who most looked like their dogs. Now the search is on for the next book, and interest in the Web site has been growing – about 3000 hits a day, plus newspaper articles, magazine features, and radio interviews from the U.S. to Canada, the U.K, and Australia. The Web site is linked to over 500 other sites and features over 1000 pictures of dog owners from all over the world.

The site also features research on why people look like and share key personality traits with their dogs, including a research study comparing Pomeranian and Siberian Husky owners (at www.worldofdogs.org) and a new workshop called What Kind of Dog Are You? for people to better understand themselves and others based on the dog they choose (at www.whatkindofdogareyou.com). Other highlights of the site are examples of dog art, dog ads, and a PowerPoint presentation on why people look like their dog.

The idea for the contest and site was developed by Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D., a speaker, writer, and anthropologist interested in psychological profiling, as well as other topics from creativity to social trends. She is frequently contacted for quotes by the media and journalists, and you can see more about her at her Web site at www.ginigrahamscott.com. She developed the idea after going to a local dog show in 1992 and noticing differences between the owners of different breeds of dogs. After the partner of a client helped to set up the initial site in 1999, people gradually started sending in their photos.

Photo submissions are welcomed for the contest, next book, and the TV reality/game show. 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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