Best friend

To me, dogs are almost like people (I have a mild dog obession, by the way). I've worked closely with dogs (and I'm sure those of you that have pets all know this) and from what I've learned is that they all have their own personalities. There is an established friendship a dog can make with you, or perhaps and established caution towards you, just like the people you around you; perhaps your peers, co-workers, family members, etc. Dog ares also known to protect their families, or their "pack" from danger.
A dog is a companion, curious, adventurous, dangerous, sweet, scary, cute, cautious, small, big- the list goes on. But, in a metaphorical sense, the word "dog" can be used to describe a boy (or a girl) who sweet-talks you into bed. It can be used to describe a messy person, or a person who ditches their friends.
We are all familiar with the term "bitch," known as the female dog. In the modern day, the word bitch is used as a derogatory term for a girl who seems to act irritated and short-tempered.
"Dawg" is also used by teens when they call their friends. It is a synonym for "homie" and "home-skillet."

From this definition, what I can take from it is that although actual dogs are often seen as a companion, the metaphorical terms seem to be a bit derogatory. This is absolutely.... paradoxical. I want to play with this idea of paradoxes and create a project starting from that. I still need some help... But my idea so far is to have a cardboard cut out of a dog, and paper-mache it so that it protrudes out where it's half 3-D and half flat. I was initially thinking about using fabric and cotton to fill half of the cardboard instead; but since I'm playing with paradoxes, perhaps a paper-mache dog will take away from the comfortable cuddly-ness of a dog. From that, I plan on making little pockets on the dog where I will put the pictures that I brought to class on Wednesday. On the back of the pictures, I'm going start by putting obvious adjectives that we usually use to describe a dog. As I move from front to back, I'm going to put adjectives of dogs that are not so ordinary; like "Rapper" for Snoop-Dogg (Someone in class suggested this, Thank you whoever you are! :] )

What else can I include to this paradox? I am totally open to suggestions. Please help me out!
List of things I brought:
Peppermint Bark box
Three pages of my own pictures of dogs,
nine pictures of magazine dogs
four calender pictures of dogs
two sketches of dogs


Someone also suggested that I make a peppermint bark dog house. Tell me what you guys think!
Also, if any of you guys have dogs and have pictures of them, may I have some for my project? That would be great... :)

Love,
Sheila

P.S. Things that I might want to add:
Stuffed animal, a bone, a collar, a steak, a tracking device.
I was also thinking about having a playlist of youtube videos of dogs playing in the background when I finally present the project. Again... tell me what you think :)
Here's one of my favorite videos if you guys would like to watch, it'll make you laugh, I PROMISE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L28TM48bF0
Enjoy!