This is so cute, and so fun! I love quirky puzzle games, and this has my absolute seal of fun approval! It's definitely odd, but I love that you're trying to go for the zaniness of a dog's potential weird dreams. This is also, to date, the only game I've played for Feedback Quest that I made it to the actual end of the demo!
I love the bright, hand-drawn-style graphics, the nods to early gaming culture (Super Mario Bros anyone?), the mini-game to get a hint, and the silliness of the giant dog nose when the dog turns their head. It's just so fun. This is going to be a superb game in its final form, for sure.
If anything, please turn the music down, and the volume for sounds. I could not get the sliders low enough to not have my ears blown out every time I moved between menu and game. I'd also love a back button that doesn't trigger the train if at all possible, when going from options back to the menu.
There were also a couple of spots where the controls felt a bit tricky, to get the correct hint or to click on the right object. So a pass on the collision of some of the closer-together objectives might be in order.
Thankfully though, even if I mis-clicked and woke the puppers, re-entering the dream picked up right where I left off, so that didn't feel too bad.
Definitely looking forward to the full release of this one!
My VOD with your game bookmarked for a timestamp is here: