Step 1. Set out four black square feet: a left and right pair at each end, with four clear rows between the front and back pairs.
BUILD TOGETHER
Sausage dog
17 pieces · 9 steps
Build a long little dog with four short legs and ears that hang beside its face.
Before you build
Find the pieces
Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Use the pictured part and stud dimensions to find the same shape.
Count the studs
Studs are the round bumps on top. Count the lines of studs across and along a piece. When a step leaves a clear row or column, keep that space empty. Match the picture to keep the model facing the same way.
Follow the colour
New pieces keep their colour in each step. Earlier pieces are lighter so you can see what to add. The finished-model picture shows all the colours together.
Choose how to play
Choose one model and check its pieces first. Take it apart to reuse those pieces for another model. Pack-wide lists are optional planning tools; the exact-colour list follows the pictured palette.
Gather your pieces
Match the shapes and quantities. The pictures show our colours. Colour names in the steps refer to the pictures. Keep useful contrasts, such as a light belly against a dark body.
Shape-only checklist
Match these shapes and quantities. The full checklist above shows our pictured colours.
Build step by step
Step 2. Put four brown small plates over the feet to make a long body floor. The front and back plates meet in the middle.
Step 3. Join all four floor plates with a brown long brick down the centre, crossing their middle join.
Step 4. Put a brown long brick across the front two rows for the base of the head.
Step 5. Centre another brown long brick along the head, running towards you. One row projects at each end of the lower head brick.
Step 6. Add a black wall brick at each side of the head for the long ears.
Step 7. Put a brown square between the ears. Add a black curve immediately in front for the nose, rounded end pointing towards you.
Step 8. Join the ears and head with a brown small plate turned across their tops.
Step 9. Finish with a brown curve at the back for the short tail, rounded end pointing away. Its front row grips the body floor.
Ready to play
- Draw a path and take your dog for a pretend walk.
- Give the dog a name and describe its favourite game.
- Make a paper blanket for a well-earned rest.
Sources and credits
Original model and instructions by Little Build Club. Piece geometry from the LDraw Parts Library.
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