LOL, Jim, I am sorry. Honestly, I did not see this. First things first, the pose and lighting are very nicely done. I personally would crop out a little bit of the negative space on the right hand side of the photo - but it is a quibble, and just a personal taste. Some folks might gripe about the mouth being open, but I am fine with it.

The light is very even and smooth. It appears to have been done in natural light, yes? I have no gripe at all with it. It looks great.

I even like the back-drop - and I tend to be a 'plain Jane' kind of guy on these sorts of things. I like black and white. :P The Autumny feel against the shepherd's coat looks really nice. The only thing I find vaguely distracting is the hay (or whatever that is) at the bottom of the photo.

Honestly, Jim, these are all just slight nitpicks. It is a great photo. There. I said it. :P

James