Dog tattoo ideas

341 photos and flash · 27% Fine line, 23% Realism · Forearm most common

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Watercolour-style French bulldog silhouette tattoo in teal, orange and pink with a small red heart, on the top of a foot.
Watercolour French bulldog on a foot
Black and grey tattoo of a dog head in profile on a shoulder, with solid black ink forming the ears and head and the muzzle left as bare skin.
Dog head tattoo on a shoulder
Black fine line drawing on cream paper of two dogs' heads beside poppies, leaves and star-shaped flowers, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two dogs with poppies and flowers
Small black and grey tattoo of four dog heads in a row on the outer thigh, drawn in fine line with soft shading.
Four dog heads in a row on a thigh
Two colour cartoon tattoos of a large cat and a smaller dog, one on each forearm, drawn in bold outlines with yellow, orange and purple fill.
Two cartoon cat and dog tattoos on forearms
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a graveyard scene with a pale zombie woman, a shambling figure, a dog, a skull and headstones in grey tones.
Zombie graveyard scene on a forearm
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a city skyline, a sign reading EDGE, a dog and a seated child on a horizontal line, in a dotwork and line style.
City skyline, dog and child on a forearm
Two matching cartoon tattoos on the tops of a pair of feet, each showing an animal beside a green signpost reading DOG or CAT, in orange, red, green and blue.
Matching cartoon dog and cat tattoos on feet
Fine line black tattoo of a skull-faced dog with swirling flourishes on the calf.
Skull-faced dog with swirls on a calf
Colour cartoon sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing Lion King, Oliver and Company and Aristocats characters across three photographs.
Disney characters arm sleeve in colour
Fine line black tattoo of a seated dog with a cat beside it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dog and cat outline on the upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a green hillside path, a long-eared dog, a red animal and green leaves with white flowers.
Landscape and animals on upper arm
Small fine line tattoo of three cartoon puppies with dalmatian-style spots in black ink on the inner forearm.
Three spotted puppies on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a dog and a cat curled together inside an outlined heart, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dog and cat curled in a heart on the wrist
Black silhouette design of an infinity symbol with a dachshund standing on the upper curve and paw prints trailing off to the right.
Infinity symbol with dachshund and paw prints
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey and cream schnauzer's face inside a teal and green ribbon wreath with leaves, on a calf.
Schnauzer portrait in a teal wreath on a calf
Blue ink line drawing of a Cinderella scene with a prince kissing her hand inside a carriage frame, a fairy godmother, two mice and a dog, surrounded by stars.
Cinderella carriage scene in blue line drawing
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pug wearing a red polka dot bow, with crossed bones and sparkles, on the thigh.
Pug with crossed bones and a polka dot bow
Close photograph of a cartoon Snoopy tattoo with black outline and blue detail on the upper arm, with the dog hugging a blue shape.
Snoopy hugging a blue shape on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a dachshund with a small pink heart on the inner wrist.
Dachshund line drawing on a wrist
Colour traditional tattoo of a dog wearing glasses, framed by orange and red flowers and a ribbon banner, on a person's calf beside a real white dog.
Traditional dog with glasses and flowers on a leg
Small solid black poodle silhouette tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, beside a patterned white and blue shoulder strap.
Poodle silhouette on upper back
Black and grey drawing of a pit bull head in profile with a solid black tribal design over one eye, shown as a flash design with no skin visible.
Pit bull head with tribal eye design
Black ink drawing of a French bulldog's head framed by a heart of rolled roses, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
French bulldog in a rose heart
Loose ink sketch of a dog seen from behind, with a black halo above and lavender angel wings on either side, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dog with angel wings and halo
Colour realism tattoo of a Doberman's head on a limb, shown beside the blue line stencil used to transfer the design.
Doberman portrait tattoo beside its stencil
Solid black paw print design with a white dog head in profile cut into the large central pad, shown on a plain white background.
Paw print with dog head silhouette
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog with its tongue out, emerging through torn skin on a person's upper back.
Realistic dog portrait tearing through skin on back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a geometric dog head with two small hearts above it, on the inside of an ankle.
Geometric dog and hearts on an ankle
Two greyscale realism tattoos of dog faces, a pug on the left wrist and a French bulldog on the right wrist, shown with clasped hands against a white background.
Pug and bulldog portraits on wrists
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting dog with a small red accent on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind at the beach.
Small sitting dog on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a French bulldog wearing a top hat, suit and tie on an upper arm.
French bulldog in top hat and suit
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a pink cartoon dog and a green-faced cartoon character with a purple nose, placed on a shoulder.
Two cartoon characters on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a black and tan dog with large ears, orange maple leaves and a green wash background on the forearm.
Realistic black and tan dog with maple leaves
Soft-edged black and grey paw print tattoo on a forearm, with a white dog's paw resting on the wrist against a green fabric background.
Paw print tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a dog and cat sitting side by side beneath a trail of paw prints leading up to a heart, on the upper back.
Dog and cat with paw prints and heart
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a dog's face inside a diamond with rosebuds, on the calf.
Dog portrait in a diamond on a calf
Realism tattoo of a sitting chocolate Labrador with its head tilted, in black and grey shading on the ankle.
Sitting chocolate Labrador on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with a dog's face in each pad, shown on the upper arm above a printed photo of the dog.
Paw print with dog portraits on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a French bulldog face wearing a teal bow tie, with a fine outline and leaf details, on the inner wrist and forearm.
French bulldog portrait with bow tie on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall pine tree in a forest fading to black, with a white dog silhouette, on the inner forearm.
Pine tree and dog on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a dachshund silhouette inside an ornate scrolled crest with floral details, on the top of an ankle.
Dachshund silhouette in an ornate crest
Black dotwork tattoo of a sitting dog looking up at a spider hanging on a thread, on the inner forearm of a person wearing dark clothing.
Dotwork dog and spider on forearm
Realistic tattoo of a sleeping French bulldog puppy lying flat along the forearm, shaded in greys and browns with pink inner ears.
Sleeping French bulldog puppy on forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a white dog in a green jacket and red tie, framed in an ornate gold border, on the calf.
Dog portrait in gilt frame on a calf
Two matching fine line tattoos of Snoopy and Woodstock sharing a red heart, placed on the inner wrists of two people.
Matching Snoopy and Woodstock wrist tattoos
Fine line black outline tattoo of a stocky dog walking to the right, placed on the lower leg near the ankle.
Walking dog outline on an ankle
Colour tattoos of a cartoon cat and a cartoon dog side by side on a person's forearms, with yellow fill and reddish outlines.
Cartoon cat and dog on forearms