Dog tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stitched cartoon dog with wide eyes and patched body on the calf.
Stitched dog on a calf
Black silhouette of a dachshund with a teal collar, held aloft by a teal balloon on a thin line, tattooed on the lower leg.
Dachshund silhouette holding a teal balloon
Colour traditional tattoo of a sugar skull hound with flowers and a paw print, placed on the calf.
Sugar skull hound with paw print on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey dog in an ornate gold frame, with a red flower, green leaves and paw prints on the lower leg.
Dog portrait in gold frame with red flower
Realism colour tattoo of a French bulldog face wearing an orange-red collar, on the calf.
French bulldog portrait on a calf
Colour tattoo of a yellow Minion dressed as Scooby-Doo in front of a dark haunted house and bats, on the calf.
Minion dressed as Scooby-Doo on a calf
Colour cartoon tattoo of a pink dog with brown ears and the words The things I do for love, in black lettering, on a lower leg.
Cartoon dog with lettering on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a smiling dog's face with an open mouth and tongue on a lower leg, with purple and blue fading out below the chin.
Realistic dog portrait on a calf
Realism colour tattoo of two dachshund heads, one red-brown and one black and tan, on a lower leg against a blue and green background.
Two dachshunds portrait on a calf
Colourful sketch-style tattoo of a Boston terrier's head in pink, lilac and pale blue with black outlines, on a person's calf.
Pink and blue dog portrait on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a pug wearing pink sunglasses with blue lenses, on the outside of a lower leg.
Pug in pink sunglasses on a calf
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing the word Yorkies in black script above a cartoon Yorkshire terrier with a red bow and a small paw print.
Yorkies script and cartoon Yorkshire terrier on a calf
Two matching black linework tattoos of a dog portrait in ornate oval frames with flowers on the lower legs, with a bulldog puppy resting on the knees.
Matching dog portrait tattoos in oval frames
Black and grey tattoo of a sleeping dog merging into a mountain cabin scene with pine trees, stars and a crescent moon, on a calf.
Sleeping dog and mountain landscape
Black fine line tattoo of a dachshund in profile on the lower leg, with a curled tail and simple paw details.
Dachshund outline on a lower leg
Realism tattoo of two Great Danes, one harlequin and one dark, with blue script reading Absolute Dane on the calf.
Two Great Dane portraits with Absolute Dane script
Traditional colour tattoo of a bulldog wearing a green checked flat cap and scarf, on the calf.
Bulldog in a checked cap and scarf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a dachshund wearing a top hat and feather in a gold frame with pink background, on the calf.
Dachshund in top hat in an ornate frame on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pug silhouette inside a circle, framed by layered geometric triangles, on a calf.
Pug silhouette in geometric triangles on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a pinwheel above, framing a dog and a penguin in a window, on the lower leg.
Anatomical heart with pinwheel and animals
Colour traditional style tattoo on a calf of a cartoon dog wearing round glasses with its tongue out, framed by red, orange and yellow flowers and a script banner.
Bespectacled dog with flowers and banner
Colour geometric tattoo of a French bulldog face with blue, green and red facets on the calf, with a smaller version on the ankle below.
French bulldog face on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a skull-faced dog with swirling flourishes on the calf.
Skull-faced dog with swirls on a calf
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Black and grey outline tattoo of a sitting dog in a sketchy illustrative style on the outer calf.
Sitting dog on a calf
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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