Dog tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line tattoo of paw prints with the names Kato, Max, Lucy and Sammy, red hearts and a quote, placed on the upper back.
Paw prints with pet names and a quote
Colour full sleeve tattoo on both arms of a man in a grey vest, showing Fallout imagery including Vault Boy, a Nuka Cola logo, a power armour helmet and an explosion across the upper arm and shoulder.
Fallout full sleeve with Vault Boy and Nuka Cola
Fine black geometric line tattoo of a dog in profile on the outside of an ankle, above a tan suede boot.
Geometric dog outline on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pug's face inside an ornate oval scrollwork frame, on a lower leg.
Pug portrait in an ornate frame on a calf
Colour tattoo of a brown dog's head in a faceted, geometric style with bold black outlines, placed on the forearm.
Faceted dog portrait on a forearm
Small solid black poodle silhouette tattoo with a textured fill on the back of a hand, near the wrist.
Poodle silhouette on the back of a hand
Two matching cartoon tattoos on the inner wrists of two people, one of Woodstock and one of Snoopy, each holding a red heart in black outline.
Matching Snoopy and Woodstock wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo of the cartoon characters CatDog, a dog and cat sharing one body, in orange and tan with black outlines, on a forearm.
CatDog cartoon characters on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a dog dressed in a blue military uniform with gold epaulettes and medals, inside an ornate gold frame on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Dog in military uniform in an ornate frame on a thigh
Traditional style red rose and leaf tattoos on a person's upper arm and thigh, with a white and black dog resting across their lap in a car.
Traditional rose tattoo on an arm with a dog
Fine black outline tattoo of a dachshund with a small pink bow on the top of a foot, with pink toenail varnish visible.
Dachshund outline with pink bow on the foot
Black outline tattoo of Snoopy hugging a red heart, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Snoopy hugging a red heart on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a cartoon dog with a bow and a letter S on its chest, on the inner wrist.
Cartoon dog with bow on wrist
Small colour tattoo of a fluffy cream dog's face framed by green leaves and pink and purple flowers, in a fine line style, on a woman's shoulder.
Dog portrait in a flower wreath on a shoulder
Colourful geometric tattoo of a stylised animal with a curled tail on the forearm, shaded in orange, yellow and magenta.
Geometric stylised animal on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a seated pug with filled black eyes and nose, beside two small red hearts, on the side of the body.
Seated pug outline with red hearts
Realism tattoo of a pug's face and shoulders in brown and grey shading on an upper arm.
Realistic pug portrait on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pug wearing a top hat, monocle and feather, framed by an ornate gold scroll border on a calf.
Pug in top hat and monocle on a calf
Close crop of a green pine treeline tattoo with grey shading on a man's thigh, with a dog resting its head between his leg and a woman's arm.
Pine treeline tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a seated schnauzer filled with mandala and paisley patterns on the side of the ribs.
Mandala-filled schnauzer on the side ribs
Small fine line tattoo of a simple cartoon dog with a pink and blue watercolour wash, on the ankle.
Small watercolour dog on ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pug's face inside a rope circle with red flowers and a pink backdrop, on the forearm.
Pug in a rope frame with red flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a French bulldog's head on the middle finger of a hand.
French bulldog portrait on a finger
Small fine line tattoo of a pug dog held aloft by a galaxy-coloured hot air balloon in pink, purple and blue, placed on the side of the ribs.
Pug floating from a galaxy balloon on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a sitting dog with a red collar holding two red heart balloons, on the inner upper arm.
Sitting dog with heart balloons on upper arm
Cartoon tattoo of Snoopy lying down with Woodstock perched on his back, in black outline with yellow for Woodstock, on the inside of a wrist.
Snoopy and Woodstock on a wrist
Small fine line black tattoo of a dog head inside an outlined heart on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dog head in an outlined heart on the wrist
Full back tattoo of a horror scene collage in realistic shading and colour, with a clown, a dog, a snarling cat, a hotel and a Pet Sematary sign, placed across the back.
Horror collage across a full back
Two colour cartoon tattoos on a wrist: a brown dog beside an orange leaf, and an orange fox peeking over a post with a leaf below, shown in two photos.
Cartoon dog and fox on a wrist
Black fine line outline tattoo of a small dog with large upright ears on the top of a foot, in black and grey.
Outline of a chihuahua on a foot
Black linework flash design of a dog wearing goggles above a banner reading Wanderer's Best Friend, with diamond sparkles and rosettes.
Goggled dog with Wanderer's Best Friend banner
Traditional style tattoo of three snarling dog heads in orange and black with flames and a diamond frame, on the forearm.
Three snarling dog heads on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a pug's head peeking out of a red hood on the lower leg, shaded in black, tan and grey with bold red ink.
Pug peering from a red hood
Colour tattoo of a Boston Terrier face in sugar skull style, with pink flower shapes for ears and teal and orange ornament on the skin.
Sugar skull style Boston Terrier face
Black and white line drawing of a white pug and a black French bulldog curled together in a yin yang circle design, with no body part shown.
Two dogs in a yin yang circle
Fine line tattoo of a dachshund outline with a small pink heart on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Dachshund outline with pink heart on foot
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black pug inside a rope-edged oval frame with two red roses and green leaves, on the lower leg.
Pug portrait with red roses on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting dog in a single continuous outline, placed on the side of the ribs.
Fine line sitting dog on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a stretched dog with a curling tail on the lower back, in a Fine line style.
Stretched dog outline on lower back
Black line drawing of a dog face decorated in sugar skull style with ornamental eyes, a heart shaped nose ring and floral patterns, shown on white paper.
Sugar skull dog face design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dachshund's head and long body with a collar, placed on the upper back.
Dachshund portrait on upper back
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a basset hound with patterned linework and a red flower in its mouth, on the inner forearm.
Basset hound with red flower on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a Boston terrier's face inside a black-line scrollwork frame on the upper arm.
Boston terrier portrait in a scroll frame
Small geometric tattoo of a dog with a faceted multicoloured body in orange, pink, yellow and blue, on the inner forearm.
Multicoloured geometric dog on forearm
Black and grey tattoos on a bare thigh and a hand holding a coffee mug, with two dogs asleep on white bedding beside them.
Black and grey skull tattoo on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a pug dog sitting on the inner arm, with dark shading on its face and ears.
Pug outline tattoo on an arm
Realistic tattoo of a beagle face framed by leafy scrolls, shaded in browns and tan on the outer thigh.
Beagle face with leaves on thigh
Black line drawing of a dog in a faceted geometric style, with its tail curled into a large open loop above its back.
Geometric dog with curled tail