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Golden Retriever Puppy Colouring Page
A sitting golden retriever puppy with big floppy ears, a round ball at its paws and a curled fluffy tail.
- Suitable for
- Ages 2–5
- Pages
- 1 page
- Level
- Easy
- Printing
- Black & white
Free, no sign-up. A4 · Print at 100% scale
What your child practises
- Colours large curved areas like the ears and body without frequent lifting of the crayon
- Fills a simple closed circle (the ball) in one flat colour
- Works out where small features (eyes, nose, toe lines) sit inside a bigger shape
- Talks about the picture using words like happy, fluffy and sitting
- Practises staying inside a rounded outline on the ears and paws
About this worksheet
This puppy sits facing forward, head slightly tilted, with one large floppy ear on each side and a wide smiling mouth under a black button nose. Its two round eyes each have a small white highlight dot to fill in. Below the head, wavy lines mark out a fluffy chest, and the body tapers down to two front paws with simple toe lines and a back paw peeking out. A round ball sits on the ground beside the puppy, and a curled, feathery tail sweeps out behind.
The ears and body are the sort of broad, closed shapes that let a small child sweep a crayon back and forth without worrying about staying inside tiny lines, which is where most of the page's colouring time will go. The ball is a satisfying one-colour circle to finish quickly, and the eyes, nose and toe lines give a child something fiddlier to try if they want a bit more of a challenge. It is an easy picture to talk about while colouring: what colour is this puppy, does it look happy, what is it doing with its ball.
Next to other animal sheets in this pack, this one sits on the easier end: no background clutter, no small repeated shapes, just one big friendly dog and one ball. That makes it a good pick for a younger child colouring on their own, or for a first sitting with a toddler who is still learning to stay on the page.
How to use this sheet
Let your child start with the two ears or the body, since these big spaces build confidence fast. Save the eyes, nose and toe lines for last, when their hand is warmed up. If a line gets crossed, just say the puppy has a colourful patch of fur there.
