Hi Glenn,
I reckon that if you put the bear in amongst the daffs, maybe in that small space behind its right ear, and then got down low and looked the bear in the eye, nice wide aperture then you'd have a nice portrait.
With a wide aperture you probably wouldn't even have the buildings in the background in it.
It also looks a bit wishy washy, maybe increase the contrast a little?
There you go, that's my uneducated thoughts! Someone who knows what they're on about will stop by soon.