IN DEVELOPMENT
STREETIES
A game about street dogs
(beach dogs, too!)
What if a card game could change the way kids who live around street dogs, see street dogs?
80% of the world's dogs are free-roaming
Streeties teaches players that dogs communicate with us through body language, that we can often understand what they are telling us about how they are feeling, and that we can choose behaviours that minimize the risk of conflict. Many who lives in countries where free-roaming dogs (aka streeties, Indie dogs, Pariah dogs) are prevalent can feel frightened by them. While there can be conflict between humans and streeties, most could be avoided just by understanding what dogs are saying to us.When playing Streeties, players match their human behaviour choices ('turn body sideways', or 'look away') with the dog emotional states that they best apply to.
About the game designer
Streeties is being designed by TJ Smiley. I am a free-roaming human, currently traveling open-ended, often volunteering with international dog welfare organizations.I have had many interactions with streeties over the last couple of years. I have also taken a number of high-quality courses (L.E.G.S., BHARCS CE101) about dogs that help me to understand their body language, and understand how they see ours.Developing Streeties became a prime interest for me because I saw that there was a way to help those who live near streeties to reduce the risk of harm to both humans and dogs.
When can I buy Streeties?
The game is still in development. I will be play testing the game in India and beyond from March 2026. The next prototype will likely be produced in May, after which more testing will follow.Then after that, I have to determine if I will try to get a publisher to take on the project, or sell and produce directly.If you want to receive news about development, you can sign up below to receive updates as the game gets closer to what it is supposed to be--a tool to help humans and free-roaming dogs live together more harmoniously.
