1st tattoo, need some advice

Our dog recently passed away, and so I want a tattoo on my lower right arm to never forget her.

I have this idea of a B/W tattoo portrait of her, based on an image.

Idea is to have the left side of the tattoo be the portrait, and the right side a text that says "Forever in me".

Some images I've added for reference: 1) first sketch of the idea 2) Trying to trace the lines in Canva (to get the proportions right). I'm no artist tho so it looks like shit 😂 3) What it could look like on my arm (upside down and wrong arm, but since it's my first tattoo, I find it hard to imagine what the end result could look like) 4) The reference picture

I kinda like how the image of her could flow into the letters. For example, her right ear could flow nicely into the F.

What do you think? Anything I should know? And what should I do? Should I just email this to a tattoo shop and ask for a proper sketch? Any advice on the design?

Would love to hear your thoughts!