Dog+wood=?

Here's a random assortment of pictures. I took out the camera as it was a beautiful day, and I didn't have tons of homework to do.
I haven't posted any (I think) of my dog, because usually I don't like how they turn out. This time I think they were decent, but maybe a bit dark. Please comment if you have a suggestion of how to make it better.

I thought the texture was kinda neat...

 I do have some more pictures that I edited and uploaded, so there should be another post soon.