This is an adorable origami dog with a lovely nose and a playful stick-up tail. It has a cute nose, big ears, and a lovely stick-up tail. You can imagine this cute origami dog shaking its tail when receiving you back from work.
It is a little bit more complex than the easy versions. Want easier versions? Check out our Origami Puppy and Origami Dog Face; they are also lovely and interesting.
If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
- Folding time: 20 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm
- Difficulty: Middle
Material
Get a piece of 15×15 cm origami square paper, with different colors on each side, to create a 6.5×7.2 cm origami dog.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Start with the white side of the paper facing up, fold it in half from the bottom right to the top left, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 2
Fold it in half horizontally, and unfold it.
Step 3
Fold it in half vertically, and unfold it.
Step 4
Fold these four points to the center intersection point formed by the creases you just made, crease them well then unfold the top, bottom, and right points.
Step 5
Flip the paper over.
Step 6
Shape the top and bottom edges of the square, and fold them to align with the middle horizontal crease.
Step 7
Rotate the paper 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Step 8
Fold the bottom edges of the top left and right layers, and fold them to align with the left and right edges of the paper, crease them well then unfold.
Step 9
Lift the bottom left and right triangles, then squash these two pockets along the creases you made in the previous step.
Step 10
Fold up the bottom edge of the paper along the crease shown by the dotted line, and unfold it.
Step 11
Flip the paper over.
Step 12
Fold down the top part to the left along the dotted line, making the top right edge of the white triangle on the right align with the top right edge of the bottom pentagon, crease it well then unfold.
In the same way, fold the top part down to the right, making the top left edge of the middle left triangle align with the top left edge of the bottom pentagon, then unfold it.
Step 13
Fold down the top point of the bottom pentagon along the doted line.
Step 14
Press down the middle of the left and right edges to the center along the existing crease, then the top part will be lifted, and close it to form a standing flap.
Step 15
Turn over the paper.
Step 16
Fold up the bottom point along the dotted line.
Step 17
Fold the paper in half vertically from the left to the right, and the back part will be revealed.
Step 18
Rotate the paper 90 degrees clockwise.
Step 19
Fold the crease shown by the red line to align with the right edge of the left part shown by the black line, then the left opening will be unfolded.
Step 20
Flip the paper over.
Step 21
Similarly, fold the crease shown by the red line to align with the edge indicated by the black line.
Step 22
View the paper from the bottom right side, slightly open the pocket of the head part, and fold the top point down along the dotted line[picture 3], then fold the tip up a little[picture 4]. Next, fold this folded layer up along the dotted line[picture 5], and finally close this pocket. Now you have a complete dog’s head with a cute nose.
Step 23
Fold the top left corner of the head down a little to make it more round.
Step 24
Fold the edge of the tail shown by the black line to align with the edge shown by the red line, leaving a crease then unfold it.
Step 25
View the paper from the top side and focus on the tail part, open it from the bottom, and bring up the left point of the tail along the creases you made in the previous step, getting a cute tail that’s sticking up. Finally, flatten the fold, and view it from the original position.
Step 26
Turn over the model, that’s your cute origami dog.
What’s Next
This is the final shape of a super cute origami dog, now you can explore our other origami animal instructions. Happy folding!
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