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Created 25/9/2021. Last updated 25/3/2026.

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1944

A design for 'El Perro 'Salchicha'' (the sausage dog) developed from kite-shaped paper appears in the second edition of 'Papiro-Zoo: Manual Practico de Papirologia o Cocotologia' by Giordano Lareo, which was published by Libraria 'El Ateneo' Editorial in Buenos Aires in 1944. This design only has one back leg.

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1951

This cut Dog's Head appears in 'Origami to Kirinuki' by Saburo Ueda, which was published by Kokkado in Tokyo, most probably in 1951.The nose prorudes through a hole from below.

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A second unidentified design, which is probably also a dog's face, appears in the same work.

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1956

'Paper Magic' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1956 contains diagrams for Harbin's Scottie Do, which is half Waterbomb, half Bellows.

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1958

A simple design for a dog's head appears in 'Origami: Book Two' by Florence Sakade, which was published by the Charles E Tuttle Company in Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo in 1958

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1959

A simple design for a dog's head was published as 'Dog (Inu)' in 'Origami: Volume 2' by Tokinobu and Hideko Mihara, which was published by the Oriental Culture Book Company in San Francisco, most probably in 1960.

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A Dog, probably a compound design, is pictured, but not explained, in 'How to Make Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Shuppan Co. Ltd in Japan, by McDowell Obolensky of New York in the USA and by Museum Press Ltd of London in England, in 1959.

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A slightly different Compound Dog appears in 'Pocket Guide to Origami: Bow-Wow Book', by Isao Honda, which was published by the Asahi Origami Club, Tokyo in 1959.

This design also appears:

As 'A Dog' in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960.

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1960

A design for a simple dog's head appears in 'Happy Origami: Whale Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in 1960.

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The same design appears as 'Dog' in 'Origami Fun Book: Crane Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Shikoku Hoiku Co Ltd in Matsuyama, Japan in 1965.

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A compound cut design for a 'Perro' (dog) appears in (the Spanish version of) 'Happy Origami: Swallow Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in 1960. The head is uncut but the legs are separated from the body using a cut.

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The same design appears as 'Dog' in 'Pop-Up Origami: Johnny Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Japan in 1962.

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The same design appears as 'Dog' in 'Origami Playtime' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Japan Publications Trading Co in Tokyo, New York and San Francisco in July 1967.

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1967

A 2-part compound 'Dog' appears in 'Origami Land: Birdie Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Matsuyama, Japan in 1967.

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1967

A paper 'Hound' folded from a dollar bill, probably designed by Giuseppe Baggi, appeared in an advert in issue 114 of 'Mad Magazine' for October 1967.

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1968

Another, similar but different, compound 'Dog' appears in 'Jolly Origami: Elephant Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Matsuyama, Japan in 1968.

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1969

The article 'Mad Origami Zoo of Cliche Creatures' by Giuseppe Baggi, which appeared in 'Mad Magazine' Issue 129 of September 1969, featured a design for 'Booze Hounds'.

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1970

Another compound variant appears as 'Puppy' in 'Pop-Up Origami: Pony Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Matsuyama Japan in 1970.

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Another compound 'Puppy' appears in 'Pop-Up Origami: Monkey Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Matsuyama Japan in 1970

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