Welcome aboard.

In the first one, the dog is too dark and I can't really see any detail. Some fill flash or a better light angle would help, as would some exposure compensation.


The second is way cute, but the focus falls on the tip of the nose rather than on the eye which makes the whole thing appear out of focus. If you don't have enough depth of field to get the whole head in focus, then be sure to get the eye. Of course there are exceptions for artistic reasons, but I don't see this as one of them.