Thanks to Darkwolfdeamon for pointing this group out...fun music, and this video establishes that the lead singer is a surgically modified poodle!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzfaJRDfveo

(she looks a lot like Bernadette Peters, doesn't she?)

Re: straps, I added them to the bib of the mask (running under each armpit) and they seem to work really well. I was worried that the'd make it too hard to put it on or take it off, but I sewed 'em in anyways (easy enough to remove) and there are no issues. Yay for simple fixes!