doggies....all sorts....

January 11, 2005 10:26 AM

Announcing The Winners of The "I Look Like My Dog Contest" (thanks daypop!)
posted by lilboo (28 comments total)

that looks familiar... (self-link anno 2000)
posted by dabitch at 10:33 AM on January 11, 2005

I wasn't aware internet people existed who hadn't seen this yet.
posted by kavasa at 10:34 AM on January 11, 2005

I followed a link off that page and learned that Richard Biggs, who played Dr. Franklin on Babylon 5, died suddenly of heart failure in May, 2004. I had not known this, and now I am sad.
posted by Faint of Butt at 10:38 AM on January 11, 2005

I do like the photos though. I would like to see a fresh set of new winners.
posted by cairnish at 10:42 AM on January 11, 2005

Sorry folks, search came up clean - guess I didn't set the date range correctly.
posted by lilboo at 10:44 AM on January 11, 2005

There's always some bald, jowled man who resembles his bulldog.
posted by Mayor Curley at 10:45 AM on January 11, 2005

These photos are ancient in internet-time, but I don't know if they've ever been on Metafilter before. Still amusing, though.
posted by driveler at 11:00 AM on January 11, 2005

I've never seen those before: fun.
posted by Specklet at 11:02 AM on January 11, 2005

Call me crazy, but those people sort of look like their dogs!
posted by ORthey at 11:05 AM on January 11, 2005

Do people submit these themselves? I can't figure how they all got the same backgroud unless they photoshopped the pictures or invited them all in for studio sessions.

If the pictures are photoshopped then the whole thing is much less enjoyable from some perspective, although it makes it a bit more technically interesting.
posted by Four Flavors at 11:22 AM on January 11, 2005

these are pro photos from an ad campaign for dog food - that's why they all look the same, four.
posted by gnutron at 11:26 AM on January 11, 2005

I believe this was some sort of marketing campaign for "caesar dinners" or something. So, no, four flavors, the whole conceit is contrived.

funny though.
posted by elwoodwiles at 11:26 AM on January 11, 2005

I believe it was an ad campaign, so it may not really be their dogs. Not sure about photoshopping, it could just be good casting & photography.
posted by miss lynnster at 11:28 AM on January 11, 2005

yeah, what elwoodwiles said.
posted by miss lynnster at 11:29 AM on January 11, 2005

yes, it's an ad campaign for Cesar dogfood.
posted by dabitch at 11:37 AM on January 11, 2005

Awww....that greyhound reminded me of my late, great Trailways (RIP March 1, 2004, age 12 1/2)
posted by Oriole Adams at 11:44 AM on January 11, 2005

"If you enjoyed this page, then you will probably love..."

yeah.....but i didnt.
posted by lemonfridge at 11:49 AM on January 11, 2005

I think some of these pictures are altered anyway, namely the third and fourth (the greyhound guy's eyes are unnaturally big, but it could be the lens or something too)
posted by abcde at 12:23 PM on January 11, 2005

It wasn't a doublepost, lilboo, just old news (ca. 2000).
posted by me3dia at 12:31 PM on January 11, 2005

lilboo, this is old-ish stuff, sure, but man did I need this laugh today. Thanks!
posted by clever sheep at 12:45 PM on January 11, 2005

Poor dogs, they look ugly
posted by dov3 at 2:23 PM on January 11, 2005

yes, it's an ad campaign for Cesar dogfood.

I understand Cesar has been thinking of changing his name to Mr. Dog.
posted by apis mellifera at 3:55 PM on January 11, 2005

I think it's an ad campaign for Cesar dogfood!
posted by The God Complex at 4:19 PM on January 11, 2005

God I hope I don't look like my dog!
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:34 PM on January 11, 2005

Oh my God!!! There's a logo in the lower right hand corner!!!! Of all of them!! Do you think these might be for some kind of ad campaign?????????
posted by Mo Nickels at 6:32 PM on January 11, 2005

Redhead's cute.
posted by NickDouglas at 9:21 PM on January 11, 2005

The girl or the dog?
posted by salmacis at 4:09 AM on January 12, 2005

It's new if you've never seen it.

Thanks, lilboo, I needed that.
posted by IndigoJones at 7:22 PM on January 13, 2005