shawn makes sprites

[Chutzpar]

I endorse a canine based rhythm game.
Or any sort of canine based game, because dogs rule.

Zombie Dachsund is probably my favourite. This might be difficult to do at a small scale, but I think you might need to tweak the curve of the ribs - as it is they look sorta like stripes running around the body, when in reality they bend inwards towards the shoulder, thus:

You'll notice there's a slight angle to them too, rather than a smooth curve. I can't say for certain that reshaping the ribs would look better though, because I'm really no expert at small-scale stuff like sprites, but give it a try x: