Good concept & good title but it is way too out of focus to score well in DPC. I would suggest that you take the photograph in the day time or in a much better lit enviroment to improve your lighting. I don't know what your lighting source here is but it is also hurting your photograph. If you can, try to capture detail in the dogs fur. Dpcers seem to score better for that. I hope this helps.
This will I'm sure score poorly for a number of reasons. Unfortunately the focus is not at all sharp and the exposure is poor, particularly where the dog's head and body are lost merging into the background.
Sorry to be so harsh, but I'm betting this image for last place ribbon. Blurry, low resolution, blown out highlights, shadows blend into background. Snapshottish in appearance.
I'm quite sure there are a number of comments already, so at the risk of repeating any criticism, the image has lost a lot in your post-processing routine.
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