This was so much fun! The theme fits perfectly, you're literally making loops. The music fits the pacing of the game really well. The art is charming to look at, and the main mechanic alongside the opposites attract mechanic is creative and engaging. Seeing the loops at the end was a great touch.
The enemy dog felt more like a chance based mechanic, occasionally making me start over right from the start. More control here would make this a fun enemy. Why do they like lightbulbs so much??? Sounds painful!
I was able to make loops outside of bounds, despite the red cross UI. Would have been nice to be able to close the tutorial UI popups (which I think was the intention with the Got It buttons, clicking didn't seem to do anything).
As someone else said in the comments, I think starting the timer on the first move is a good call, or at least during the tutorial levels.
Super fun game, nicely done!