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#9 : Overall
#9 seems to draw my eye more than 17 and 18, probably because the large amount of yellow. Perhaps changing the bone around superstar to just an oval and adding the paw print from 17 and 18 would help? The dog seems to fit with the logo well, but not sure if it's the right one overall... seems a bit too simple, like just 3 ovals put together. Dig the shine on the sunglasses. Perhaps just a touch more space between the letters in superstar. I like the glitz, but at a glance it's a little hard to read. Like the font for Dog Care, I think the C and the a are fine that they blend, but perhaps the end of the r needs a tad bit more separation from the e. If the only word showing is Care it's not obvious it says Care and not Cane. In context it's more obvious, but still...
#18 and 17: I like these also, but the dog seems to blend just a bit much with the star, whether its a color or a shape issue, I'm not sure, perhaps both. Perhaps Superstar should pop a bit more. Being the same color as the border on the star seems to make it recede into the background. Whether to try a different color for superstar (even though that kinda loses the "jewel" effect?) or add a solid background, or perhaps a font treatment like stroke or glow