I really like how the leash leading to the right and the dog looking straight ahead create two points of interest off-screen. It's such a calm picture but there's clearly conflict. :) Technically, it's not very interesting, but I rated it high because I really am curious what is off-screen in two directions!
i like the idea but i would like to see you come in closer to elminate the mundane street and grass. This would be nice in black and white with the contrast levels upped a bit.
Quite a fresh idea here in this image..but for me the angle of view needs altered to make the effect stronger.
The dog is your subject and I would have preferred to see it fill most of the frame and probably taken from the left side and a little to the rear. This would have eliminated all the unnecessary clutter but kept the interesting angle of view. A shallow depth of field would help too.
Hope this is helpful.
Sorry, but there isn't much "off screen expectation". Maybe a view of the side of the dogs head with a focused glance on his/her face would better convey the message. The colors are pretty bland as well. I think the dog could have made a good subject, but the presentation here is lacking.