- What is A Dog Like You?
A Dog Like You is a community for pet lovers! We are a free site for sharing dog & cat photos and dog & cat stories or articles.
- Is there any charge to be a member?
There is never any charge for anything at A Dog Like You. The site is solely for the enjoyment of those who love dogs & cats.
- Do I have to register?
- Why should I register?
You should register to become a member of our pet lovers' community! Once you register, you can upload photos of your own, contribute your thoughts or stories about dogs & cats and give and receive comments on photos and stories.
- Why do I have to verify my email address?
Email verification is necessary to ensure the quality and security of our site.
- What photos can I upload?
- When will my photos be online?
Our approval process takes less than 24 hours. Usually, you’ll see your photo in the gallery within an hour or two.
- What is the ’Other’ Gallery?
The Other Gallery is our gallery for photos that are animal or nature related, but not dogs or cats. We extended the type of photos we accept because our members like uploading different sorts of animal and nature pictures, as well as photos of dogs and cats.
- What is Members’ Choice?
Members’ Choice photos are those that have received 10 or more Howl ratings from our members.
- What are Member Stories?
- How do I submit a story?
If you are logged in, click the Tell Your Story link. From there, click the link to Submit a Story. You can type or cut and paste your story into the form on the submit page, or you can click the link for Upload Story Files and submit a document. File extensions accepted for documents: .doc or .docx (MS Word), .odt (Open Office Writer), .txt or .rtf (text file formats).
- What about photos for my story?
For story photos, use the same Upload page as for dog and cat photos submitted for the gallery and select Story Photo from the drop down select box. The other fields can be left blank.
- How do I enter my profile?
Click the My Account link on the top navigation bar. Then, click the top link to Add or Modify your profile. If you are modifying, the original text will appear for you to edit. For profile photos, visit the Upload page and upload your photo with ’Profile’ in the description field.
- How do I change my password?
Click the My Account link on the top navigation bar. Then, click the link for Change Your Password. Enter your new password, then confirm it by entering it again and click the Change Password button.
- What if I forget my password?
Click the Forgot Password link on the login page. We will send you a new password at the email address you used to register. After you log in with the new passowrd, you can change the password on the My Account page.
- How do I change my user information?
Click the My Account link on the top navigation bar. Then, click the link for Update Your Account. You can change your email address and location information. NOTE: If you change your email address, you be requested to verify the new address when you log in again.
- How do I change something on my photos after they’re uploaded?
On the Manage My Photos page, you can view all of your photos currently online. You can alter the description, pet name or breed of your photo, or delete the photo.
- Can I change my username?
- What are Member Galleries?
A Member Gallery is a photo gallery of all your photos, along with your profile information. It has all the features of the site photo galleries, and it’s yours to personalize and share with friends and family.
- If I don’t have any photos uploaded, do I have a gallery?
- How do I change the background of my gallery?
- You must log in to change the background.
- After you log in, you will see the ’Customize your Gallery’ link above the gallery heading.
- Click the link to open the selection of backgrounds.
- Click the radio button next to the background swatch to view the background in your gallery.
- When you find one you like, click the ’Save’ button to Save it.
- If you change your mind, simply make a new choice and Save again.
- How do I get to my gallery?
- After you log in, there will be a section in the upper navigation bar and the left navigation bar called ’Members Only’. In that section is a link called 'My Gallery'. Click on that to go to your gallery of all your own photos.
- Can I view other member galleries?
Sure, there are a few ways.
- If you know the username, enter it in the form field on the Member Galleries directory page to bring up the gallery for that username.
- If you see a photo you like in one of the site galleries, there is a link below the photo credit to take you to that member’s gallery.
- From any member gallery (including your own), there are ’Next’ and ’Previous’ arrows in the gallery heading at the top left and right corners. With these, you can page through all member galleries in alphabetical order by username.
Did we answer your question?
If not, please let us know at
fido@adoglikeyou.com
