It does not fit the challenge perfectly in my opinion. Otherwise a very nice photo. Maybe a having the bottom of the shot in sharp focus too would have been better. there are very strong lines leading to the dog there, but they got a little bit lost because of the shallow depth of focus. Very nice one anyway!
Very cute! Maybe a bit less foreground and some more of the pups head. Would probably help draw more attention to his eyes, where the story seems to be at.