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 German Shepherd's head on skin, shown beside a greyscale photo of the same dog.
German Shepherd portrait tattoo beside its reference photo
Fine line outline of a small dog with a teal collar on the inner forearm, above a striped top.
Outlined dog with teal collar on a wrist
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a geometric, origami-style dog head on the inner forearm.
Geometric dog head on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a sitting dog outline with a small red heart beside it, on the inner wrist.
Sitting dog outline with red heart on wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stitched cartoon dog with wide eyes and patched body on the calf.
Stitched dog on a calf
Collage of four Dalmatian puppy tattoos on skin, including a large coloured piece with two puppies in an ornate frame beside a blue rose, and three smaller black line designs.
Dalmatian puppy tattoos in a collage
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
Fine line tattoo of a heartbeat trace with a heart containing a small animal face on the ankle, shown in a photo on a dark red patterned background.
Heartbeat line and heart on an ankle
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a postage stamp with a cartoon dog, placed on the lower back above a waistband.
Cartoon dog postage stamp on the lower back
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
Black ink tattoo of two paw prints, an infinity loop and a small outlined heart, with a line of Czech text, on the inner forearm.
Paw prints, infinity and heart on the wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing two cartoon dogs, Lady and Tramp, inside an ornate orange and teal scrolled frame.
Lady and Tramp in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black ornamental drawing of a seated dog filled with tribal-style linework and dotwork patterns on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design.
Tribal-patterned seated dog design
Traditional-style flash sheet of cartoon characters, a dagger wrapped in a rainbow snake, flowers, a heart and a lemon, drawn in bold outlines and bright colour.
Cartoon character flash sheet with dagger and snake
Colour realism tattoo of a tan dog with its tongue out and a pink bandana, on the upper leg.
Realistic dog portrait with pink bandana
Black and grey photo of two feet, one with a small solid black cat silhouette and the other with a fine line outline of a dog's head, both on the top of the foot.
Cat and dog tattoos on two feet
Colour tattoo of a cartoon dog inside a perforated postage stamp marked 65 cents, with a lit candle beside it, on the side of the torso.
Cartoon dog in a postage stamp on the ribs
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a dog's head with ornamental triangles across the upper back.
Geometric dog head on upper back
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey dog portrait in an ornate gold frame with red roses, shown in a collage with a photo of the dog.
Realistic dog portrait in a gold frame with roses
Colour tattoo of a cartoon fox on a tree stump and a hound dog among red autumn leaves, with a pink flower, across a person's upper back.
Cartoon fox and hound in a forest on upper back
Line drawing of a boxer dog head with a rose, pearl collar and scroll ornament, in a neo-traditional tattoo design style.
Boxer dog head with rose and scrollwork
Traditional style colour tattoo of a dog's head decorated like a sugar skull, with floral eyes and a red tongue, on a forearm.
Sugar skull dog head on a forearm
Fine line black airplane tattoo on a wrist, with a hand holding a dog's paw on a tiled floor.
Small airplane tattoo on a wrist holding a dog's paw
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bulldog's wrinkled face covering the upper arm and shoulder of a bearded man in a black vest.
Realistic bulldog portrait on upper arm
Black ink design of a French bulldog's head in dotwork shading, framed by a leafy wreath and flowers, drawn on white paper with a fineliner pen beside it.
French bulldog with floral wreath
Two matching cartoon tattoos on wrists: Finn's white face with a simple smile in black outline on the left, and Jake the dog's yellow face with large round eyes on the right.
Finn and Jake cartoon tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with realistic eyes inside the toe pads, shown on a forearm.
Paw print with realistic eyes on the forearm
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a dog's head in profile, with a white muzzle and eye, on the outer ankle.
Dog head silhouette on an ankle
Black and grey antler tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, with a brown and white dog resting its head beside the arm.
Antler tattoo on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a seated dog in black ink on the forearm of a person wearing a red checked shirt.
Small outline dog on a forearm
Fine black line tattoo of an animal outline, possibly a dog lying low, on the inner forearm, in the Fine line style.
Single-line animal outline on a forearm
Black and white photo of black and grey knuckle tattoos spelling SAVE THEM, with forearm tattoos of a scorpion and a star, holding a white puppy.
Save Them knuckle tattoos holding a puppy
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 neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon cat and a cartoon dog inside a heart frame with pink flowers and a bow, shown on a limb.
Cartoon cat and dog in a heart frame
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a dog head in profile above three roses, with the script words misunderstood breed arched overhead, in a traditional style.
Dog portrait with roses and script lettering
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
Black paw print silhouette with the words labrador retriever in script beneath it, shown as a flat design on a white background with no body placement.
Labrador retriever paw print design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dog outline with a small heart beside it, on the inner ankle.
Dog outline and heart on an ankle
Close-up of a realistic black and grey portrait tattoo of a dog's head on the side of a finger, with a small real dog standing on the floor below.
Realistic dog portrait tattoo on a finger
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small fluffy dog on the inside of a forearm near the wrist, with a blurred dog resting beside it.
Fluffy dog outline tattoo on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a paw print with a wolf face in the central pad and smaller faces in the toe pads, shaded in grey with blue eyes, on skin.
Wolf face paw print tattoo
Four pen drawings on paper of a fox with an umbrella, a fox in a teacup, a dog with a bird, and a patterned bird, with dotwork shading and red and blue accents.
Four whimsical animal line drawings with dotwork shading
Black outline flash sheet of dachshunds, a hot dog, a fire hydrant, hearts and a woman walking a dog, drawn in clean fine line style.
Dachshund flash sheet with hot dog and hydrant
Black line drawing of a standing bulldog looking upwards, drawn with bold tapering strokes as a tattoo flash design.
Stylised bulldog line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling dog with a collar on the inner forearm.
Dog portrait tattoo on a forearm