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Certainly a cute picture. First impressions are technical. There is a lot of noise in this photo, particularly in the shadows. Perhaps you could have used a tripod, brought down the ISO, and used a wider aperture. You might find that your camera does not do well with higher ISOs, particulary in low light situations. Arifical light or a tripod could help you stay at ISO 100.
Focus:
The christmas tree is almost out of focus, but it could be better it if were more out of focus. F4 may have allowed you to get better bokeh, with less grain, and bring the focus back to the main subject.
Composition
My eye finds the red hat to be the main subject, but I think you wanted the dog's face to be the main subject. In this case, you could desaaturate the red (which is dominating the image) and do some post processing (dodge and burn, curves, levels) to bring the dog's face more to the forefront.
Noise
I think the noise is the biggest factor disracting from this photo. Knowing our camera's limits is important.
I hope this is helpful.
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Ken
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