Dog

The cropping doesn't quite work for me. In addition to having the main subject (the face) so centric, the image feels pretty unbalanced. If it were me, I'd start out by taking a little room from the left and leaving more on the right, then working from there.

The image of the dog, however, is terrific. You might burn down the upper profile of the dog's face (just along the ridge of the muzzle, etc.), to provide a somewhat more definite border between the subject and background.

Overall, a WONDERFUL photo that will improve even more with just a little work!

steve