The band was formed in 1991 by Bruce Erik Brauer (guitar, vocals), Rich Guerzon (bass, vocals), Joe Ranieri (drums/percussion) and lead vocalist Brian Schnaak (then performing under the stage name Ryan Bay, a Pig Latin rendering of “Brian”).

[2][3] At the time the record label claimed that they might be the first “tool shed band.”[3] The Washington Post praised the album for its “catchy melodies, Beatlesque harmonies, alternately droning and jangly guitars, and a nod and a wink to The Who and other fab Brits.”[4] After the release of Test Your Own Eyes the band toured extensively, opening for such acts as Sheryl Crow, Stone Temple Pilots, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

[5] Although they did not record another album for nineteen years, the band continued to play shows throughout the New York City Area.

[2] Skope Magazine wrote of the album, “Dog Society breaks the mold with their powerhouse sound and delivers invigorating music that has a deep-seated hard rock feel to it.

The franchise Entertainment Tonight featured Dog Society in Brook Anderson's Music Minute.