An easy 8 from me. Everything looks perfect except that the shot lucks a bit dull in contrast on my CRT, and I understand it might pop on most any LCD so I'm not taking any points off, though I do wish his/her face where brightened up a bit compared to the rest of the shot. Splendid job posing this cute dog :)
Nice looking dog, well captured with great focus and detail. It's a bit dark on my calibrated monitio, but that's the only quibble I have and it's a monor one.
7 - Nice portrait. Nice colors. My main nit-pick is the hair around the eyes, maybe a little 'clip'. The hay/pine needles/whatever are a nice element. As is what appears to be a Saint Francis of Assisi medal..
Wow, what a fantastic portrait! The main thing that strikes me is the clarity of the image... I don't know if that's the right word but I feel as though the image is real and three dimentional and that I could step right into that world from my computer. The colors are beautiful and complimentary to each other, the focus is superb, and the pose and gaze of the dog are perfect. I love the background - I think it does a great job of enhancing the subject - and the way that the focus fades off in the background really engages me. The only thing I question is the brown elements on the grass; I wonder if they are necessary, but I'm not sure the image would be better without them. All in all a wonderful and amazing photo, one you should be very proud of.