Thanks for the great info in your writeup. #1: Really fun character and energy! The super fast panting both times is a bit much. It's just SO fast and feels a bit too false... just a little slower and that'll be really solid too. Great delivery, and I love the barking. #2: love the passion and varied evolving expression. Some really strong emotional affect in here. Great focus and pace, great build. The middle end gets pretty heavy/melodramatic and then I'm unsure why the last line is so calm and optimistic, but as long as YOU know why the big shift is happening, I trust you have the reasons. Well done.