The dog's character makes up for his small size alright :)
Great job with cloning out the leash. I would've thought it to be distracting too. Only nitpick is the eye seems to be a little out of focus.
-Techo
Thanks for the comments, Nugar & Inframan. He's not my dog, but I thought he was too cool in his parade get-up and his big-dog attitude. I cloned out his lead. It makes for a much better pic, seems to me. Cheers, -mikey