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Dog Pumpkin Stencils

Dog pumpkin stencils include favourite breeds, floppy ears, wagging tails, and happy faces with tongues out. A fun way to put the family pet on the porch, from simple silhouettes to breed portraits.

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  • Carving guide with every stencil
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28 dog pumpkin stencils

Frenchie Kisses pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Frenchie Kisses printable pattern

Frenchie Kisses

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Loyal Lab pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Loyal Lab printable pattern

Loyal Lab

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Dashing Dachshund pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
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Dashing Dachshund

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Puppy Love pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Puppy Love printable pattern

Puppy Love

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Dachshund with Bone pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Dachshund with Bone printable pattern

Dachshund with Bone

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Sitting Puppy pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Sitting Puppy printable pattern

Sitting Puppy

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Dreaming of Bones pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
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Dreaming of Bones

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Dog Paw Print pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Dog Paw Print printable pattern

Dog Paw Print

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Dachshund Silhouette pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Dachshund Silhouette printable pattern

Dachshund Silhouette

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Golden Retriever pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Golden Retriever printable pattern

Golden Retriever

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Schnauzer pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Schnauzer printable pattern

Schnauzer

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Dog Pooping pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Dog Pooping printable pattern

Dog Pooping

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Playful Puppy pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Playful Puppy printable pattern

Playful Puppy

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Dachshund pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Dachshund printable pattern

Dachshund

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Cartoon Dog Face pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Cartoon Dog Face printable pattern

Cartoon Dog Face

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Dog Paw Print pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Dog Paw Print printable pattern

Dog Paw Print

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Lucky Paw Print pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Lucky Paw Print printable pattern

Lucky Paw Print

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The Happy Frenchie pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
The Happy Frenchie printable pattern

The Happy Frenchie

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Puddles the Puppy pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Puddles the Puppy printable pattern

Puddles the Puppy

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Biscuit the Pup pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Biscuit the Pup printable pattern

Biscuit the Pup

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Dog Bone & Four Paw Prints pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Dog Bone & Four Paw Prints printable pattern

Dog Bone & Four Paw Prints

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Pug pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Pug printable pattern

Pug

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French Bulldog Puppy pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
French Bulldog Puppy printable pattern

French Bulldog Puppy

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French Bulldog pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
French Bulldog printable pattern

French Bulldog

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English Bulldog pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
English Bulldog printable pattern

English Bulldog

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Border Collie Portrait pumpkin stencil, carvedFree PDF
Border Collie Portrait printable pattern

Border Collie Portrait

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Corgi pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Corgi printable pattern

Corgi

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Pomeranian pumpkin stencil, lit at nightFree PDF
Pomeranian printable pattern

Pomeranian

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Carving guide

How to carve a dog pumpkin stencil

A dog portrait is mostly ears, eyes, and nose. Cut the nose and eyes through, and leave the ears uncut with a scraped edge so they stand out from the head. For a tongue, cut the mouth open and leave the tongue attached at the back of the mouth. Fur texture is scraped, not cut.

Put the dog pumpkin beside the door where the real dog usually sits. If you have two dogs, carve two pumpkins facing each other.

Questions

Dog stencil questions

Can I find my dog's breed in the stencils?+

The collection covers common breed shapes like labs, spaniels, huskies, bulldogs, and terriers by ear and face shape. Pick the closest and adjust the ears with a marker before cutting.

How do I carve a dog's tongue?+

Cut the mouth as an opening and leave the tongue as an uncut tab hanging from the top of the mouth. Scrape it a little so it glows pinker than the face.

How long do dog pumpkin stencils take to carve?+

Check the individual stencil's carving guide for its time estimate. Preparation, pumpkin size, wall thickness and your experience affect the total; difficulty alone does not determine carving time.

Which dog pumpkin stencils are the easiest?+

24 of the 42 are easy, 8 of the 42 are intermediate, 6 of the 42 are hard, 4 of the 42 are expert. Compare the difficulty labels and carving guides to choose a design.

Pick a dog design, print it, and light up the porch.

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