Origami Dog Instructions

Difficulty: Hard

Learn how to fold a complex Origami dog with our detailed, step-by-step instructions.

This is a very cute origami dog that’s pretty hard to make but not impossible. There are a couple of tricky folds, but I’ve provided some very good instructions and pictures to guide you.

I recommend using two sided origami paper with different colors on each side, that way the ears and nose will be of a different color. That just makes the origami dog cuter and cooler.

Step 1

Start with a square piece of origami paper. I am using an 7×7 inches origami paper.

If you only have regular paper, follow these instructions on how to make a square origami paper.

Step 2

If you are using two color sided origami paper then face the lighter side upward.

Step 3

Fold the paper in half by folding the left edge over to the right.

Step 4

Unfold.

Step 5

Fold the paper in half again, but this time folding the top edge to the bottom.

Step 6

Unfold.

Step 7

Tilt the paper.

Step 8

Fold the bottom corner to the center.

Step 9

Fold the left and right corner to the center.

Step 10

Turn the model over.

Step 11

Fold the left edge to the center. Let the flap in the back come out.

Step 12

Fold the right edge to the center. Let the flap in the back come out.

Step 13

Open the upper right corner.

Step 14

Squash to the right (like you see in this picture and the next picture).

Step 15

After completely squashing the traingle down, it should look like this.

Step 16

Repeat the last three steps on left side too.

Step 17

Lift up the flap in the back.

Step 18

Now fold the top in half.

Step 19

Turn the paper over and tilt it 90° counter clockwise.

Step 20

Beginning at the left side of the top triangle, fold the left side in half diagonally. Don’t fold pass the crease below it.

Step 21

Unfold.

Step 22

Repeat the step 20 for bottom part.

Step 23

Unfold.

Step 24

Fold the entire figure in half from bottom corner to top corner.

Step 25

Unfold.

Step 26

Pinch the right side of the figure in half.

Step 27

Now lift that part up that you pitched and bend the flap upwards.

Step 28

Take the whole flap and bend it back.

Step 29

Hold the flap and you’ll see the visible crease in the center of triangle.

Step 30

Fold down the top triangle flap by using the mid crease as a guide.

Step 31

Let’s work on the tail. Fold down the tail like in the picture.

Step 32

Unfold.

Step 33

Now do an inside reverse fold to make the tail. Basically open the rear a little.

Step 34

Bend the tail flap down at the crease. Curve the tip up.

Step 35

Close the rear, creasing the tail.

Step 36

Fold the top flap to the left.

Step 37

unfold, and fold it behind. This is so we can get a good crease.

Step 38

Bring the top flap to the original position.

Step 39

Open the top flap at the crease and bend down the top.

Step 40

Bend the top down and crease the sides of the flap to form the head.

Step 41

Open the head and bend parts of the triangle in.

Step 42

Bend another part out, then close.

Step 43

Make the nose with an outside reverse fold. Open the muzzle and curl the corner up, then close.

Step 44

Woof! You’re done!

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Origami Dog Instructions

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