City Boy and his Dog

I've been working on a new 6x8 painting of a "City Boy and his Dog". I wanted to express a look of friendship and love between the boy and his pet. Changing little nuances in the human and animal emotion for each other until I was satisfied. I've reworked it now to where I either have it right or I should just start over on a fresh canvas. I indicated a cityscape in the background that was kept in values of grey because that seemed appropriate and kept all the color on the focal point. I'll not look at it for a few days and then get a fresh eye again.