Dog tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog portrait with its tongue out, with roses and flourishes, on a thigh.
Dog portrait tattoo on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling corgi wearing a gold headband and red collar, set in front of a triangle pattern on a calf.
Corgi in a headband inside a triangle pattern
Black and grey cartoon dachshund tattoo with light shading on the top of a foot, with painted toenails visible.
Cartoon dachshund tattoo on the top of a foot
Traditional Japanese style tattoos of a cat on the ribs and a dog-like figure among red maple leaves on the shoulder and upper arm, shown in colour.
Japanese cat and maple sleeve on torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pug wearing a collar, set in an ornate oval frame on the calf.
Pug portrait in an ornate frame on a calf
Colour cartoon tattoo of Finn the Human and Jake the Dog from Adventure Time on the lower leg.
Finn and Jake from Adventure Time on a calf
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a German Shepherd's head in profile, shown on the calf.
German Shepherd portrait on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a hedgehog wearing glasses, framed by red and orange flowers, on the lower leg of a person wearing blue polka dot shoes.
Hedgehog in glasses with flowers on a leg
Healed tattoo on an ankle of a solid black terrier head in profile beside a small green four-leaf clover.
Terrier silhouette and clover on an ankle
Woman seen from behind with a black ink mandala tattoo on her shoulder, holding a golden retriever puppy and showing a long side braid.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder with a puppy
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull terrier head within a geometric mandala frame on the lower leg.
Bull terrier head in a mandala on a calf
Realism tattoo of an Australian Shepherd's head in brown, tan and grey tones with one blue eye, sitting on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Australian Shepherd portrait on upper back
Black and grey sketch style tattoo of a dog's head in profile with loose crosshatched lines, on the outer thigh.
Sketchy dog head on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a basset hound with floppy ears beside a pedestal fan, on a person's upper back.
Basset hound beside a pedestal fan on the back
Black and grey geometric zigzag band tattoo on a forearm, with a sleeping black French bulldog resting on the arm.
Zigzag band tattoo on a forearm with a sleeping dog
Black and grey tattoo of two dogs' heads framed by a circular wreath of leaves and foliage, shown on pale skin.
Two dogs in a foliage wreath
Colour pixel-art tattoo of a spotted dog in a grassy scene with a toothed black ball on a lower leg, with outlined shapes above.
Pixel art dog and chomp on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting dog in profile on the side of the torso.
Sitting dog outline on the side
Black silhouette design of a standing dog on an infinity symbol with paw prints, shown as a flash drawing on a white background.
Dog silhouette on infinity symbol with paw prints
Small black silhouette tattoo of a collie dog's head in profile, placed on the side of the torso above the waistband of jeans.
Collie head silhouette on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of Snoopy in sunglasses and a red jumper marked JOE COOL, sitting on the inner forearm with a small cast shadow beneath.
Joe Cool Snoopy on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a chihuahua's head with small script beside it, placed on the outer ankle.
Chihuahua portrait on an ankle
Realism colour tattoo of a Rottweiler's head with tan markings and open mouth on the upper arm.
Rottweiler portrait on an upper arm
Colourful cartoon-style tattoo of a fluffy Pomeranian wearing a teal bow, surrounded by ice creams, stars and a paw print, on a forearm.
Pomeranian with bow and ice creams on a forearm
Black stencil of a smiling bulldog standing with front paws visible, set against a pale blue background.
Bulldog stencil design
Grey cartoon dog with a swirling vine and small flowers tattooed on the lower back, above jeans and a studded belt.
Cartoon dog and vine on lower back
Fine line black tattoo of a dog and a cat on the upper back, with the words always in my heart in script curving beneath them.
Dog and cat with script on the upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a Yorkshire terrier with an orange bow on the upper leg.
Yorkshire terrier portrait on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a dog and a cat touching noses in a continuous black outline on a shoulder.
Dog and cat nose to nose on a shoulder
Traditional style flower and rose tattoos cover a person's forearms, upper arms, thighs and calves, with their hands resting on a seated dog.
Floral tattoos on legs and arms with a dog
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a realistic white dog portrait with a red headband, a red rose, and a dark mandala above.
Dog portrait with rose and mandala
Black and grey linework tattoo on a forearm showing an EDGE KEEP OFF sign, a child sitting on a ledge and a dog beside them.
Sign, child and dog on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a stylised barking dog with short motion lines on the side of a person's ribs, with a small paper plane tattoo visible on the forearm.
Barking dog outline tattoo on ribs
Black linework tattoo of a walking pilgrim with a staff and a dog, set among clouds and waves, on the upper arm of a person in a blue tank top.
Pilgrim with staff and dog on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a sitting dog wearing a collar, placed on a woman's shoulder.
Sitting dog on a shoulder
Grid of twelve colourful watercolour-style tattoos, including a wolf, fox, owl, parrots, hummingbirds and a leopard, shown on upper arms, shoulders and a back.
Watercolour animal tattoos collection
Black line tattoo on the calf of a skeleton beside a RIP headstone, with a speech bubble reading CAN I PET YOUR DOG PLEASSSE.
Skeleton asking to pet a dog on a calf
Colour tattoos of a dog portrait surrounded by peony and rose flowers on both thighs of a person sitting in a bath.
Dog portrait and peonies on both thighs
Colour tattoo of a boxer dog's head in orange, black and grey with a red heart and arrow above and a swirling vine below, in a loose painterly style on a limb.
Boxer dog head and heart on a limb
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with three hanging feathers and small birds across a person's upper back, with a small dog resting beside the shoulder.
Dreamcatcher tattoo across upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a black poodle in a red Starfleet-style uniform, holding a phaser, set against an orange flame burst, with a badge reading SISKO below.
Poodle in Starfleet uniform on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a dog in a blue hooded robe with clasped hands, framed by yellow and red roses and a winged skull.
Dog in hooded robe with roses and skull
Small black fine line tattoo of three cartoon dalmatian puppies sitting in a row on a forearm.
Three dalmatian puppies on a forearm
Flash sheet of drawn designs including crossed knives, a coiled snake, a dog's head, a bottle labelled Kingpin and a beetle, in navy and orange on cream.
Flash sheet of knives, snakes and objects
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated beagle with script lettering beneath it, on the upper arm.
Realistic beagle portrait on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a dog peeking over a heartbeat trace across a limb, with its tail curling up on the right.
Dog peeking over a heartbeat line
Solid black paw print designs on a white background, labelled Cat and Dog, each shown in 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch sizes in pairs.
Cat and dog paw print designs
Sheet of thirty black single-line drawings of animals and sea creatures in a fine line style, shown as tattoo design flash on a white background.
Single-line animal designs sheet