This is my own personal quest. No, I do not own a dog. For months I have been working on drawing dogs- and there are piles upon piles of sketches to prove this. My aim is to draw them perfectly and from memory, which I do with a ballpoint pen at work when I am bored. The dogs I draw are of all types but my aim here is to draw the Archetypical Dog. You know it in your head, but here are the Rules:

-normal size and shape of dog
-no deformities
-no docked tails or ears
-no bizarre features period
-any natural color or pattern
-ears are allowed to be droopy or perky
-small amount of muzzle sagging allowed, but not preferred
-short hair
-dewclaws on forelegs only
-NO bearded muzzles
-Collars are allowed but NO clothing.

So if it looks like a pariah dog or a trim hound it counts. Retrievers usually work for this. I am looking for the type of dog you would find in Ancient Rome or Ancient India or whatever runs stray. In my searching I have learned what nature sees as the default dog but I am not strict on that. It should look like the feral packs I saw running around in San Antonio Texas but without injuries.

No one is paying me to draw these, like I said it is a labor of love. Much like the cow-drawing obsession of 2004, which people may have found irritating but I was inspired. So if you don't hate my dog sketches I plan on uploading more here, and eventually I will settle on the One Perfect Dog or something. Who knows. But if things work out this could end up being a lot of fun.