by Patricia Trostle

What do you get when you cross Molly Shannon, animal rights, and writer Mike White? Year of the Dog, of course! The man who penned such soon-to-be classics as School of Rock, The Good Girl,and Nacho Libre marks his directorial debut with a quirky, funny, and warmhearted flick about a woman’s journey of self-discovery after the loss of her beloved animal companion. Year of the Dog stars Molly Shannon as Peggy, a solitary but sweet secretary who lives alone with her dog, Pencil. When Pencil dies unexpectedly, the course of Peggy’s life is changed forever as she discovers animal rights and important issues like companion animal overpopulation, factory farming, and vivisection. The film also stars Peter Sarsgaard, John C. Reilly, Regina King and Laura Dern.

Now of course we want you to tell all your friends to go see it, so we’ve created an e-card that you can customize with—what else?—a pic of your canine companion to spread the word!