Michael, I also want to thank you for posting your drawings. They have so much energy and honesty.
I really like all the suggestions, and I thought of another one: you could try first sketching very, very lightly with a few basic lines and some dots to indicate the features and edges until you are satisfied with the shape and placement of everything. Then try to suggest everything including the eyes, mouth, ears, etc,. with shading, no lines. Just continue to work on refining the drawing without lines, though making accents with a dark pencil is okay. See how close a likeness you can get without lines. It's really fun and liberating.
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