I like the dog better with the smile, thank you for that. I think your work is fantastic. Can you possibly come up with a few more variations. I like the emblem idea the most. #16 and #18.
Maybe a couple of different shapes... Like one in a circle. maybe with the dog face in the circle and the crown just above the circle... Just a couple more ideas. Maybe different colors or something... I don't know if we love the gold writing. I like the gold for the crown. but not so much in the Text.