Sitting Puppy Color by Number (5 Colors)
- peach
- brown
- red
- yellow
- pink
Show the answer key
Dog Color by Number Page with 5 Colors
A dog color by number printable with a sitting puppy in 5 colors for ages 6 to 8: peach fur, brown ears, a red collar and a yellow tag, plus an answer key.
Choose a level
Two pairs of parts touch on this dog color by number, and that is what sets its level. The pink tongue sits right against the red mouth and the yellow tag hangs on the peach body, so neither pair can share a number without running together. That keeps the puppy at five colors, a medium page for ages 6 to 8. There is no 4-color easy version. Younger children can still enjoy it with an adult reading the color words aloud.
A sitting puppy
The puppy sits up and smiles, with long floppy ears, a collar and a short curled tail. Nine parts carry a number. Peach (1) covers the head, body and tail, and because it is a pale color, pressing a little harder helps. Brown (2) fills the two ears, red (3) goes on the open mouth and the collar, yellow (4) is the round tag and pink (5) the tongue. A key along the bottom lists each number with a swatch and its color name, so a child can match by number, by swatch or by reading the word.
A white face
The muzzle, the whites of both eyes and the two front paws have no number. A line under the key says unnumbered parts stay white, which keeps the face bright. The nose and two pupils come printed solid black. The tag is small and so is its number, so print the A4 or US Letter file at 100 percent to keep it readable. Page two is the fully colored answer key.
Skills practiced & tips
- Read the color names in the key together before picking up a crayon.
- Color all the number 1 parts first, since peach covers most of the puppy.
- Red 3 goes on both the mouth and the collar; the tongue under the mouth is pink 5, so keep the two apart.
- Peach is a pale color, so press a little harder with it than with the brown and red.
- Leave the muzzle, the whites of the eyes and the paws white; the note under the key says so.
- Keep the answer page face down until the picture is finished.
Dog fun facts
- Dogs see blue and yellow well but find it hard to tell red from green.
- A border collie named Chaser learned the names of more than 1,000 toys and could fetch each one by name.
Classroom ideas
- Kindergarten and Grade 1: lay out peach, brown, red, yellow and pink crayons in order and match them to the numbers 1 to 5.
- Grade 1: use the five color words in the key as a reading warm-up.
- Grades 2 and 3: count how many parts share each number and write the totals beside the key.
More dog activities
More color by number
Frequently asked questions
Which crayon do I need for the collar tag?
Yellow, number 4, for the small round tag that hangs from the collar. The rest of the key is peach (1) for the head, body and tail, brown (2) for the ears, red (3) for the mouth and collar and pink (5) for the tongue, five colors in all.
Can the pink tongue share a number with the red mouth?
Not without the two running together, and the yellow tag on the peach body has the same problem. Levels follow the number of colors and an easy page asks for 4 at most, so the puppy keeps five colors and is a medium page for ages 6 to 8.
Why is there no hard dog page?
The puppy is drawn in five colors, and a hard page is for drawings with more than six. Children ages 9 and up can take the medium page and add fur texture or shading of their own.
Why are some parts left without a number?
The muzzle, the whites of the eyes and the two front paws carry no number. The note under the key says no number means leave white, and the answer key shows them white. The nose and pupils are printed solid black, so they need no color at all.
Which parts are red?
The open mouth and the collar both carry a 3. The tongue under the mouth is pink, number 5, so keep the two apart.
About this printable
- Made with AI assistance (vector drawing authored by a language model) and checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer.
- Checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer on 22 Oct 2026.
- Free for personal and single-classroom use. See the license. Read the license · How these are made · Report a problem.
- Vector PDF, 2 pages, 186×254 mm art box — prints edge-safe on A4 and US Letter.
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