Greyhound Italiano

I'm not the best at drawing Animals, and although I L O V E dogs, I don't quite have the ablility to draw them realisticly, atleast, not without a reference picture. I have an Italian Greyhound of my own that I love to bits. His name is Sydney. He doesn't look anything like the dog in the picture. He's blue with white markings on his nose, neck, chest, feet and tail.

Reference: [link]

Tools: Mech. Pencil & Eraser (I used my finger for shadding)

Editing: I used photobucket.com to crop, tone, and fix minor blemishes