Australian Shepherd Standing in Grass Side View

A fluffy, medium-sized dog stands in profile facing left, with its mouth open and its tongue hanging out. Its ears are folded forward, and one eye is drawn with careful detail. The thick coat has rough, jagged lines along the chest, belly and legs. Patchy marbled shapes are scattered across the back, shoulders and hindquarters. A few small tufts of grass sit around the paws and in the empty space below the dog. The clean outlines work well for markers, crayons or colored pencils. Try coloring the patches in blue-gray, black and copper tones and leaving the rest of the coat lighter, so the marbled pattern stands out. This printable page is also a nice prompt for talking about herding dogs and how their coats look. Let kids pick their own colors for the grass.