Do You Look Like Your Dog?

It's hard to go too terribly wrong with a picture book about people who look like their dogs. After all, as Scott says, it's a""phenomenon that catches our attention and amuses everyone the world over."" Of course, the whole schtick is to display humans and canines who look alike; in that respect, the book is a bit inconsistent. Sometimes the resemblance is downright uncanny, such as the one between a dark curly-haired woman who poses with her dark curly-haired poodles. At other times, the subjects look about as much alike as, well, a dog and a person do. Occasionally, the comparison does a deep disservice to the animal in question. A woman with a mullet and a bad perm doesn't really seem to have a lot in common with her sleek, perfectly coifed collies, for example. The book could have benefited from a little more commentary and backstory on its subjects; with her Ph.D. in sociology, Scott probably had some interesting observations. But, these flaws aside, this volume is a fine set piece that provides harmless, and humorous, entertainment.