The lighting is harsh from the on camera flash. I guess i am not too big of a fan of pet pictures in general, perhaps a window light would have been more effective.
great expression, but you may want to get him outside or someplace with enough light to shoot without the flash, or you could try shooting with bounced flash and slow down (drag) the shutter
Although I don’t say this is a bad picture I have scored this low.
Low in my book is not extremely low, but I guess there will be other people thinking the same way I do who don’t leave a comment.
Don’t take this the wrong way, this is my own opinion, and I am trying to let you understand what some voters may think.
In my opinion this does not meet the challenge, the description of the challenge: Take a picture that captures an emotion.
I looked hard, but I don’t see an emotion. This could be my fault, but that’s the reason why I voted lower as I would normaly do.
This fits the challenge in my mind but I'm not fond of the lighting. Too strong. On my monitor your dog looks a bit blue? Of course that could just be me so take it with a grain of salt. :)