Thank-you, everyone, for the kind words. Your encouragement means a lot to me, as I would like to someday sell my work.
After the holidays, I might try to do a chicken themed one and put it in the auction thread.
I gave it to my sister yesterday and she loved it! I'm not sure of the exact amount of time it took to make it. I sanded the wood cookie well. Then I spent an evening drawing. I did the major outlining on another evening and it took about 2 evenings to put in the fine details and shading. Here is a picture without the flash.