aside from the background which is the point of the post, i would say that a dominating pose should be shot to accentuate that pose. you needed to shoot that slightly below the eye level. Look at julie's shot, that is a submissive pose, shot to accentuate the submissiveness of the pet - by accident or by planning - it makes no difference. With dominance you need to shoot it below the eye level . . . it's not about making the pet look mean, it's about giving justice to the animals stature . . . if you get off the eye axes, just slightly, you will gather more emotion and more life, and begin to tell a story about an animal . . . Nice exposure and i like the color, the background and the glass reflection!