Whoa...it took me a second to find the dog. I was trying to make the rattan basket in the background into a body and it was freakin' me out! Anyway, hey, nice photo. The lighting, focus and composition are top notch: 10
I like the color tone you've selected for this and I really want to like this, but it seems so "staged" and unnatural. The ingredients are there...just missed the emotion connection IMO. Good luck.