Dog tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line tattoo of a dachshund in a single continuous outline, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dachshund line drawing on a forearm
Flash sheet of twelve black brush-style Chinese zodiac characters in a grid, each labelled in English with its animal name.
Chinese zodiac characters flash sheet
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated pug with an outlined heart above it, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Seated pug and heart on a wrist
Fine line heart tattoo on the upper back with two dog heads outlined inside and a solid blue paw print below.
Heart with dog outline and blue paw print
Traditional style colour tattoo of a dog's face with black ears and a white muzzle, set within a red rose with green leaves, on a forearm.
Dog face in a rose on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a dog wearing round glasses with its tongue out, framed by red and yellow flowers and a ribbon banner, on a calf.
Dog in glasses with flowers on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a schnauzer in a bowler hat and monocle, set in an ornate gold frame with red gems, on a limb.
Schnauzer in bowler hat and monocle
Black lettering tattoo forming a dog silhouette with a black collar and small red heart tag, on the calf.
Dog silhouette made of lettering on a calf
A small brown puppy with a red collar held in a hand on a tattooed forearm, which carries a colourful traditional-style design, against a plain grey background.
Puppy held on a tattooed forearm
Black and grey outline tattoo of a sitting dog in a sketchy illustrative style on the outer calf.
Sitting dog on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a small puppy outline with a red heart beside it, on the upper arm.
Small puppy outline with red heart
Side-by-side photo: at left, a dog's paw pad held in a hand on straw; at right, a realistic black and grey tattoo of the same paw print on a forearm.
Realistic dog paw print tattoo on forearm
A hand with a dark tattoo with green accents on the forearm holds a blue plastic toy tattoo machine beside a box of pipe cleaners and temporary tattoo sheets.
Hand holding a toy tattoo machine
Photograph of a small cream dog face with black eyes and nose inside an orange triangle, tattooed on the upper shoulder.
Dog face in an orange triangle on a shoulder
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a city skyline, a dog and a figure bending down, with stippled dotwork shading at the lower left.
City skyline and dog on a forearm
Black geometric tribal tattoo of zigzags and triangles on a forearm, with a sleeping black French bulldog resting on the arm.
Tribal geometric tattoo on forearm with sleeping dog
Black and grey tattoo of a gramophone and a seated cartoon dog with floppy ears on the calf of a leg.
Gramophone and cartoon dog on a calf
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of two dog heads side by side on the inner wrist.
Two dog heads on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pug's face with a diamond pattern across the forehead, placed on the calf.
Pug face tattoo on a lower leg
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a terrier in a suit and red bow tie, set in an ornate gold frame with flowers, on the outer thigh.
Terrier in a gilded frame on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of The Moon tarot card across a person's upper back, showing a large solid black moon with rays.
The Moon tarot card across a back
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a dog's face with ornamental swirls and red and yellow flowers on a forearm.
Colourful dog face with flowers on an arm
Fine line tattoo of a seated dog inside an ornate oval frame with a small red heart, on the calf.
Dog in ornate oval frame on calf
Fine line black tattoo of a dachshund in profile, drawn as a single continuous line on the ankle.
Dachshund line drawing on an ankle
Two wrists with matching fine line tattoos of Snoopy and Woodstock from Peanuts, each holding a red heart, with the palms facing the camera.
Snoopy and Woodstock matching wrist tattoos
Fine line tattoo of a corgi in black outline on the side of a finger, held up against a pale brick wall.
Corgi outline on a finger
Colour tattoo of the cartoon dog Pochacco in a green shirt holding a small brown mouse, with a pink-hooded character and a red rose nearby, on skin.
Pochacco holding a mouse on skin
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon puppy wearing large black-rimmed glasses on the upper arm.
Cartoon puppy in glasses on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a tan dog's face with pink orchids and buds on a lower leg.
Dog portrait with pink orchids on a calf
Colour tattoo of Charlie Brown and Snoopy from the Peanuts cartoon on the thigh, outlined in bold black ink.
Charlie Brown and Snoopy on a leg
Split image showing a colourful painted-style dachshund tattoo on a calf and a small black paw print tattoo on a wrist, next to a smiling golden retriever.
Dachshund on calf and paw print on wrist
Woman seated with a realistic black and grey animal portrait on one leg and a colourful cat, ladybird and hummingbird sleeve on her arm.
Animal sleeves with cat, ladybird and bird
Black and grey realism tattoo of a fluffy dog with a bow tie inside an ornate scrollwork oval frame on an arm, shown in three views.
Dog portrait in ornate frame
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a dog's face on a forearm, with the words my heart my soul in script beside it.
Realistic dog portrait and script on forearm
Two hands clasped together showing small greyscale realism tattoos of a pug on one wrist and a dog with upright ears on the other wrist.
Pug and dog head tattoos on wrists
Black and white beach photo of a woman with a fine line tree tattoo on her upper back, a golden retriever beside her and a camera in view.
Tree tattoo on upper back at the beach
Black and grey realism tattoo of a French bulldog's head with upright ears on the side of a finger, shown on the back of a hand.
French bulldog portrait on a finger
Flash sheet of 30 small tattoo designs in Japanese style, pairing kanji characters with animals, flowers and symbols such as a rose, tiger, koi carp and dragon, each with an English label.
Kanji and animal tattoo flash sheet
Collage of four neo-traditional cartoon pet tattoos, including a chihuahua in a horseshoe and a cat asleep in a teacup, with a central photo of a puppy and kitten.
Cartoon pet tattoos in a four-panel collage
Fine line geometric puppy tattoo in black ink on the inner forearm.
Geometric puppy on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a spotted dog in an astronaut helmet drifting past stars and a dripping planet, on the side of the ribs, in fine line and dotwork.
Astronaut dog floating among stars
Traditional colour tattoo of a dog face in sugar skull style, with red flowers over the eyes, on a person's calf.
Sugar skull dog on a calf
Traditional-style flash design of a seated boxer dog above a red banner reading BOXER MOM, with two swallows and pink swirls, shown without any body placement.
Boxer dog with banner and swallows
Small blue fine-line outline tattoo on a forearm, with a tan and white dog resting its chin on the wrist.
Small outline tattoo on forearm with dog
Small fine line tattoo of a pug face in grey shading with tiny pink, orange and green accents, on the forearm.
Pug face with small pink petals on a forearm
A hand rests on a sleeping husky while a colour forearm sleeve shows roses and a bird in a traditional-style design.
Hand on a sleeping husky beside a forearm tattoo
Black line tattoo of Zero, the ghost dog, with a small red nose, on the ankle of a pale-skinned person against a leafy patterned background.
Zero the ghost dog on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a cartoon pug wearing orange square glasses with small orange hearts, shown on a limb.
Cartoon pug in orange glasses