Some inspiration and reference used, including a painting by Sir Henry Raeburn (Portrait of Sir Walter Scott and his dogs).

I learned a lot studying his poses and colors. 

Figuring out how Hugh Dancy's face works.

Some early sketches of the puppums. 

Putting together the rough sketch and figuring out the placing of the characters. 

Linework done with pen and ink.

Final done with colored inks and black india ink. The only thing that's missing is a qualtiy photo of it. ...soon.