Thanks to all for the comments.  It was honestly a really easy shoot outside of the backdrop malfunction.  LOL, dogs are SO EASY compared to shooting cats.  This boy was VERY sweet, and entirely focused on momma.  
I have a bunch of nice natural light shots of him in the environment (hanging on his bed) which are just adorable.  It is a different look than I typically go for, but they are quite cute.
James