Seaside Speculation

So, some new things:

Beginning to -seriously- practice on shading styles
Working on better backgrounds
Changing the color of the lineart
Attempting to finish more complicated pieces at a faster pace
Naming pictures with alliteration
Using textures in pictures

Sketched and Inked in SAI. Colored in CS3. Bamboo Fun tablet. Approx. 3-4 hours.
Contest entry for Rushwater's (37408) contest on ChickenSmoothie.
Character (c) Rushwater
Art (c) Me
Textures used: [link] and [link]

PS: It looks more like a wolf than GSD. >_> I... I need to break away from wolves.