Free paw printables
Printable dog paw prints
First up (above and below), we have some cat and dog paw printables. These are just what you need for any canine or kitty craft projects. There are several styles and sizes to choose from.
Bear paw printables
Next up, we have some interesting printable paws of bears. The feature prints from these big animals’ front and hind feet. Bears have different-sized feet, which leave different tracks as they walk. Interestingly, polar bears have the largest paws of all animals on the planet.
Wolf paw templates
Below are some wolf paw templates. You will notice that their tracks are quite similar to those of dogs. Wolves generally have bigger paws than dogs (up to 4 and a half inches), and they also have longer toes. Below you will find both wolf paw outlines and silhouettes.
It should be noted that wolves have 5 toes on their front feet and 4 on their rear paws. These printables only show 4 toes.
Printable lion paws
Lions have sharp claws that they, of course, use for hunting down prey. Sometimes, however, they don’t leave claw marks on their tracks. This depends on how they are walking or running and their general behavior at the time.
Printable fox paw tracks
Whilst they look much the same, foxes have shorter heels than dogs on their paws. They also have somewhat more oval-shaped toes.
Mouse paw printables
Next, we have something a little different, some cute mouse paw printables that come in 2 different sizes. There are both templates and blank outlines on these PDF pages.
Mice have four toes on their front feet and an extra one on their back feet. Their hind paws are much longer than their front ones. They also usually leave a tail trail behind them, although this has not been included in the templates. You can easily add that yourself later if you choose to do so.
Cat paw printables with limbs
The next set of printable paws belong to cats and also have their legs. These pages can be used for different kinds of craft activities such as making collages and chains.
There are pre-colored pages as well as outlines of paws for coloring activities. Cat lovers will no doubt find plenty of other uses for these paw templates!
List of animals with paws
Did you know there are a lot of animals that have paws, not just dogs and cats? Here is a short list of creatures who are considered to have paws in the English language.
- badger
- bear
- beaver
- capybara
- cat
- cheetah
- cougar
- coyote
- dog
- ferret
- fox
- Guinea pig
- hamster
- hare
- jaguar
- kangaroo
- koala
- lion
- marten
- mink
- mouse
- otter
- panda
- porcupine
- prairie dog
- rabbit
- raccoon
- rat
- squirrel
- sun bear
- tiger
- weasel
- wolf
- wolverine
Related activities
If you are looking for more activities related to paws, here are some handy resources.
Firstly there are the animal footprints worksheets that require students to match footprints with animal names.
There is also the animal tracks matching game that has a ton of animal tracks cards. These are to be matched with cards that have photographs of the animals that make the tracks.
