Sunday, March 4, 2012

Find Your Canine 'Doggelganger' using the Pedigree App




















Some people believe that in some weird way, owners look like their dogs. The concept was first introduced to me when watching 101 Dalmations as a child, with owners walking their dogs at the beginning of the movie and having the same mannerisms and features. This website takes it a step further. It was created by by Colenso BBDO in New Zealand.
I tried it out to see what would happen. First, you upload a picture of yourself. The application uses facial recognition software to scan your image and pair you with a dog that matches your features. It matches your eyes first, then nose, and then mouth. It matches you with a dog that is looking to get adopted and has a small blurb about the dog next to the picture. Although I don't think I looked like the dog at all, it was still a clever application to see what type of dog you can get paired with. Who knows, maybe someone will get paired with a dog and go to the shelter to adopt one. You can try it here: http://www.doggelganger.co.nz/

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