I like the dog. I like the light. I like how the dog and the light are complements to each other in your photo. But if anyone is distracted by the dog, then maybe they can turn out the light hehe
I very nice shot, but the dog seems to be the main subject and the shadows on him are not from the lighbulb that is in the frame. So while if dosen't really mee the challenge well, it is one of the better shots in the challenge, as a free study it might have done better,
Oh I would have loved it much better if the dog hadn't been there. It would have been much more subtle, but that's my opinion. Though a very nice dog, he/she's taking the attention away from what should be your main subject, the lamp. He's not even looking at it. But I won't vote it low, because overall it's a nice photo, which meets the contest.