Very nice piece of commission art, @vesteban ! And what an interesting conundrum about using references, how much of the art is the artist's and how much is the reference.... but you made the right call here, I think. Maybe because it is commissioned to resemble the dear doggo, it is very important to capture doggo's likeness, I think!
Beautiful inking and the borders are also very lovely <3
Congrats on curie, as well !