Summary
Add a daily "Good Dog of the Day" feature that randomly selects one uploaded dog photo each day and features it prominently in the app.
Goals
- Add a lightweight daily engagement loop.
- Give people a fun reason to come back.
- Celebrate a dog and its owner without turning the app into a competition.
Non-Goals
- No likes.
- No comments.
- No voting.
- No ranking or popularity mechanics.
Feature Description
Each day, the app should randomly choose one eligible dog photo from the existing photo pool and designate it as the Good Dog of the Day.
That photo should be featured in a clear but simple way across the app. The feature should feel playful and celebratory, not competitive.
When a photo is selected, the user who uploaded it should receive an email letting them know their dog was chosen. The tone should be short, friendly, and congratulatory, for example: "Your dog was randomly selected as Good Dog of the Day."
Product Constraints
- Selection must be random, not based on likes, comments, views, or any other popularity signal.
- The feature should not introduce any public scoring, leaderboard, or social pressure.
- The selection should happen once per day.
- A previously featured photo should not be selected again until the pool has been exhausted, if that is practical.
Implementation Notes
- Define what makes a photo eligible for selection.
- Store the daily selection so the same dog remains featured for the full day.
- Add a simple scheduled job or cron-based mechanism to pick the daily photo.
- Add email delivery for the selected dog's owner.
- Add UI treatment for the featured dog on the home page, and optionally a lightweight archive if it fits the existing product style.
- Consider a fallback for days when there are no eligible photos.
Acceptance Criteria
- One dog photo is featured per day as Good Dog of the Day.
- The selection is random.
- The same featured photo persists for the full day.
- The selected dog's owner receives an email notification.
- The feature does not add likes, comments, rankings, or other competition mechanics.
- The implementation feels fun and engaging while staying aligned with the app's low-pressure tone.
Summary
Add a daily "Good Dog of the Day" feature that randomly selects one uploaded dog photo each day and features it prominently in the app.
Goals
Non-Goals
Feature Description
Each day, the app should randomly choose one eligible dog photo from the existing photo pool and designate it as the Good Dog of the Day.
That photo should be featured in a clear but simple way across the app. The feature should feel playful and celebratory, not competitive.
When a photo is selected, the user who uploaded it should receive an email letting them know their dog was chosen. The tone should be short, friendly, and congratulatory, for example: "Your dog was randomly selected as Good Dog of the Day."
Product Constraints
Implementation Notes
Acceptance Criteria