Holly is an 18-month old Goldendoodle (Golden Retriever / Standard Poodle cross) and she is a darling and smart girl. She is sweet like a Golden Retriever but, playful as a Poodle. Holly doesn't shed - that comes from her Poodle genes.
Here are two shots of Holly. One natural and one post-processed using the psychedelic filter of Topaz Adjust V3.2 which will provide all kinds of fun results depending on the original image.
Holly is often mistaken for a large Soft-Coated Wheaton Terrier but, her Poodle legs are too long for a Wheaton.
I have left these as attachments because it is quite useful to be able to flick quickly between them and compare.
In general I like the effect on Holly, but not the what it does to the background, have you considered putting the two into one image (on different layers) and "brushing in" Holly? - So you end up with a natural background and Topaz'd Holly?
Just an idea, it might look wierd though.
Interesting to see what's possible - who'd have thought all that detail was there?
Does Topaz work from RAW or jpg? (and which did you use here?)