How to Draw a Dog: Easy Step-by-Step for Kids
How to draw a dog in 20 easy steps
Draw a friendly standing puppy with long floppy ears, four rounded paws and an upturned tail. Each ear, leg and facial feature gets its own stroke so you can build the dog one part at a time.
Work through the twenty steps below on paper, or tap "Draw it live" to have DrawAlong guide your child line by line on screen. Each line gets a gentle check, a cheer when it’s right, and a friendly "try again" when it needs another go.
How to draw a dog, step by step
1Curve across the top of the head
Curve across the top of the head.
2Draw the whole floppy left ear
Draw the whole floppy left ear.
3Draw the whole floppy right ear
Draw the whole floppy right ear.
4Curve around the cheeks and chin
Curve around the cheeks and chin.
5Draw the back and rounded rump
Draw the back and rounded rump.
6Curve down the chest
Curve down the chest.
7Draw the farther front leg and paw
Draw the farther front leg and paw.
8Draw the nearer front leg and paw
Draw the nearer front leg and paw.
9Connect the belly between the legs
Connect the belly between the legs.
10Draw the farther back leg and paw
Draw the farther back leg and paw.
11Draw the nearer back leg and paw
Draw the nearer back leg and paw.
12Draw the upturned tail
Draw the upturned tail.
13Add the left eyebrow
Add the left eyebrow.
14Add the right eyebrow
Add the right eyebrow.
15Draw the left round eye
Draw the left round eye.
16Draw the right round eye
Draw the right round eye.
17Draw the oval nose
Draw the oval nose.
18Draw the short line below the nose
Draw the short line below the nose.
19Curve the left half of the smile
Curve the left half of the smile.
20Curve the right half of the smile
Curve the right half of the smile.
Time to color!
Brown, golden, spotted or blue, any color makes a good dog. Try coloring the ears a darker shade than the face for instant puppy charm.
In the live version, coloring is tap-to-fill: pick a color, tap a part, done.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this dog easy enough for a 5-year-old?
- Yes, with time and a little help for the longer curves. There are twenty strokes, with each ear and leg drawn separately. In the live version, guides show exactly where each line goes and the tolerance is generous, so little hands succeed quickly.
- My child gets frustrated when drawings "look wrong." Does this help?
- That’s exactly what DrawAlong is built for. When a line is close enough, the app replaces it with a clean version, so the finished dog always looks good and kids end proud instead of discouraged.
- Can we print or save the finished dog?
- In the live tutorial, kids color the dog with tap-to-fill colors, then download it as a PNG picture, perfect for printing or sending to grandparents.
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