Look at pictures, study the dog and decide on a pose.
This amazing dog has the right name ‘Birdie’. With thanks to Mary Basu for sharing such incredible photos with me. As soon as I saw this I was inspired.
Drawings are a good starting point, they don’t need to be perfect but they do need to be accurately proportioned, so they can be used as a helpful guide and template.
I’ve chosen to needle felt a jumping poodle. (Dark outline)