Swap Dogs For Cats Retouch

I have a high-resolution photo taken during a public event that currently shows one or two leashed dogs. I need the animals replaced with lifelike cats occupying the exact poses and positions, lit and shaded to blend perfectly with the scene. The leash itself must disappear completely, and the hand that was holding it should be rebuilt so it rests naturally—matching the relaxed posture of the other people in the frame.

Please work nondestructively (layer masks, smart objects, etc.) so I can fine-tune later. When you finish, send me a print-ready JPEG along with the layered PSD or TIFF that keeps your cat, background-rebuild, and hand-adjustment layers separate.

Acceptance criteria
• Dogs fully removed and replaced by cats whose lighting, color temperature, scale, and perspective fit the shot
• No leash artifacts; background where the leash ran is flawlessly reconstructed
• Handler’s hand looks anatomically correct and consistent with surrounding hands at 100 % zoom
• Overall image remains natural, with no tell-tale retouch halos, banding, or over-smoothing

Feel free to use Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, or an equivalent pro-grade tool—just let me know which workflow you prefer. Looking forward to a photorealistic result I can share without anyone spotting the edit.