Hahaha I actually like your ideas! I'm seriously debating the dog one. This is the best I've got so far:
Honestly, that's not bad! If the jam was on the final day, I'd say just go with it.
The only part that I'd consider changing is the gigantic low-res sprite. It could work in a pinch, but some with a little more resolution might look better. Maybe even scale it down to half it's current size or something. Just my two cents! It's looking good.
