Welcome to Blue-Line Dawg Puzzles, a division of TexasMattings.com!

Mostly, we focus on Police K9 and Dog Sport (Schutzhund, Mondio Ring, French Ring, PSA) related breeds but I've been known to branch out on occasion!

Take the shape of your favorite dog (or cat, or horse, or cow, or ferret!) and spell out the breed , or your pet's name or even your company!

Scroll down to view the various breeds that I've done puzzles of, and at the very bottom is the K-9 Falko Memorial section which shows fallen K-9s and the puzzles of them which I donate to handlers and their families.

About halfway down the page, you'll find the "Tater Project", which includes my two latest offerings Pictured-Pups and Pup-Portraits...I'd love to hear what you think of them!

Of course, when you first start something like this, you naturally start close to home and I did the same thing.  My first puzzles were of the wife's Scottish Terrier, our daughter's Cairn Terrier and our son's Boxer using commercially available patterns.

ABBY the Scottish Terrier       

  (unfinished red oak)      (painted black...which I won't do anymore because it loses all definition)

MIRY the Cairn Terrier

(unfinished red oak)

BRUNO the Boxer

                                (unfinished red oak)                 (accented in white - still unfinished)     (accented white & finished in early American)

But while the available breed patterns for most breeds are fine, some breeds show a definite difference in build, etc, between the working bloodlines and show bloodlines.

POLICE K-9 Belgian Malinois on mound with base

(red oak finished with honey pecan polyurethane gloss over dark cherry)

(This was done using a Woodimals pattern from Jim Sweet.)

The above Belgian Malinois struck most folks I showed it to as an example of a show lines Malinois and folks can buy any number of different types of statuary and such of their show dogs in the picture perfect show dog stance, etc...but how many crafts target WORKING dogs?

Well, I don't know either, but there doesn't seem to be that many of us, and you've stumbled across one!

Working Dog Designs

Belgian Malinois (my own Working Malinois design)

Working Malinois - DANSE                        Working Malinois - KAHN                              Working Malinois - K9 ROBBIE

Danseuse de Feu des Compagnons, CGC

(poplar - Ipswich Pine over Early American)    (poplar - Cherry over Honey Pecan)                    (dark poplar - Honey Pecan over Sedona Red)

Working Malinois - KNPV                           Working Malinois - BEAUX                         Working Malinois - NPCA

(poplar - Honey Pecan over Sedona Red)        (poplar - Sedona Red over Early American)     (poplar - Ipswich Pine over Early American)

Working Malinois - K9 VIGO                      Working Malinois - K9 SHADOW             Working Malinois - KALEF

Houston Metro PD, TX K9                           Houston Metro PD, TX K9

Working Malinois - PIPIN                            Working Malinois - POLICE K9

Bloodhound (I have tried a couple different designs and finally found the one I like...Trailing!)

K9s 4 Kids (now Public Safety Dogs)               K9 MARY                                                SAR K9

             A Woodimal Pattern                        My first pattern attempt                          The pattern I use now

(red oak stained Dark Cherry) (red oak Ipswich Pine & Sedona Red over Early American) (poplar stained Sedona Red)

Boxer (My own Serious Boxer design)

Boxers - EUROZONE and BOSIM

Two Working Boxer Kennels in Europe

(Early American over Cherry)

Doberman (Commercial pattern, not much you can do with this breed! ;-))

Doberman - Diablo

Diablo, MR2, FR1

(poplar - Sedona Red)

A Second DIABLO Doberman

This one includes a mound into which I cut the dog's titles.

                Doberman - TISH                                        Doberman - HAVOC

(poplar - Black Walnut and chocolate brown paint)   (poplar - painted as a "blue" dobie)

Havoc is a Blue dobie and my daughter mixed paint to get the color!  THAT is why we pay her to do all the painting!

Dutch Shepherd (my own Working Dutchie design)

Working Dutchie - K9 SAMONE

(poplar - Black Walnut over Sedona Red)

German Shepherd (again, my own Working GSD design)

            Working GSD - K9 AMOR                                Working GSD - COZMO                                    NPCA German Shepherd

 Harris County Pct. 3 Constable, TX K9         Cozmo vom Salzburgerland, SCH I                 National Police Canine Association

                                    (poplar - Early American over Sedona Red)                                            (red oak - Special Walnut over Natural Danish oil)   

German Shepherd (this is my Gaiting Shepherd design)

            WDA SIEGER and SIEGERIN 2007

            Both were donated to the winners of the 2007 GSDCA-WDA Sieger Show

         (poplar - Early American)

Golden Retriever (commercial design)

Golden - K9 CHARLY

Deer Park PD, TX K9

(poplar - Golden Pine)

Labrador Retriever (my own Working Lab design)

Working Lab - NNDDA                                Working Lab - K9 CHARLIE

National Narcotic Detector Dog Association            Harris County Pct 1 Constable, TX K9

                                (red oak - Dark Cherry over Early American)  (poplar - Early American & Special Walnut over Sedona Red)

Rottweiler (my own Working Rott design)

Working Rott - USRC

United States Rottweiler Club

(poplar - Black Walnut over Sedona Red)

Mondio Ring Designs

CLICK logo to learn more about the US Mondio Ring Organization

USMRA Logo

Donated to the High Scoring Object Guard team of the 2008 Nationals

                                                    Working Malinois - MONDIO                        Working Malinois - MR-1

                                         (red oak - Natural Danish oil over Dark Cherry)   (poplar - Ipswich Pine over Early American)

MONDIO RING Decoy

                                                 (unfinished red oak)                                                (finished in special walnut)

(adapted from artwork by ??? used for the 2007 US Mondio Ring Assoc Championships)

MONDIO Trophies used at a trial

(poplar - Early American man, Ipswich Pine dog)

  (Bases, not shown, were done in Sedona Red with a 30-degree angled front to allow for mounting of an engraved plate)

Lone Star Mondio Ring Club logo

A simple three piece puzzle combining stains and coloring, with and without lettering applied

Schutzhund Designs

CLICK logo to learn more about the United Schutzhund Clubs of America

Running Man Decoy

SCHUTZHUND DECOY and SCHUTZHUND USA 2007

(adapted from the DFW Schutzhund Club logo and artwork by ???)

German Shepherd - USA 07 SCR

A donation to the High-in-Trial from the South Central Region at the 2007 USA Nationals

(poplar - Early American over Sedona Red)

French Ring Designs

CLICK logo to learn more about the North American Ring Association

Decoy - FRENCH RING

(poplar - Early American man, Ipswich Pine dog)

Other Dog Puzzles

Beagle (commercial pattern)

Beagle - SCARLET

(poplar - Ipswich Pine and white paint)

Dachshund (Commercial pattern)

Mini Dachshund - DAISY

(poplar - Sedona Red)

Dalmation (Commercial pattern)

Dalmation - FIREDOG

(red oak - unfinished)

I should probably paint this white, but haven't gotten around to it!

English Bulldog (commercial design)

Chesty the USMC Bulldog

(red oak - painted)

The TATER Project

First, I started with a standard Bulldog design, but made it a little larger, approx. 8"x10"

Poplar with a clear stain.

Next, I tried something different which I'd been considering.  Something I call Pictured-Pups!

The photo was 8"x10" when we began, the coke can is for size reference.  All one piece with the photo then decouppaged to the wood.

Finally, I'd been wanting to try my hand at scroll-sawing portraits and this project helped me work up the nerve!

So here's my very first Pup-Portrait

The pattern was created by Tim Watts.  The portrait is done on 1/8" oak ply cut to fit a standard 11"x14" frame.  Since Ms Tater's primary color is white, I white-wash stained the wood and backed it with a faux-leather mat that closely matched Tater's other color seen above!

All of these items are on display in a show-house in Cincinnatti, Ohio decorated by Tater's owner and the company she works for!

Shih Tzu (commercial design)

Shih Tzu brothers - YAO and MING

(poplar - Golden Pine and Ipswich Pine)

Non-Dog Puzzles

Bass Fisherman

Fisherman spells Lew vs. Ray...two very competitive fishermen!

(Poplar stained with Early American)

Horse and Rider - CHEYENNE

(Poplar - Sedona Red horse, Early American saddle and Ipswich Pine rider)

TOWN & COUNTRY FEED

First in a line of Corporate Puzzles!

Great for Feed Stores, Pet Stores, Veterinary Offices, Groomers, etc!

I'll be adding a base to this soon to keep them all together.

(Australian Shepherd dog is red oak/ Angus, horse and rider are poplar - Black Walnut Danish oil/ natural Danish oil/ Sedona Red stains)

Standard size is whatever will fit on an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper, but I usually do smaller breeds on a half-sheet and medium-sized breeds on a 3/4 sheet.

You'll notice that some designs are free-standing while others have an integral mound, both are priced the same.  Standard price is $20 with your choice of stain.

Painting is contracted out to my teenage daughter and is $5 extra.

A base can be added to any design for $5 more.  Please specify Regular base (rounded all 4 sides) or Trophy base (rounded 3 sides and angled 30 degrees to allow mounting of engraved plate on front).

A mound can be added to any design that does not incorporate one for an additional $5.

And titles, or perhaps the kennel name if its not too long, can be cut into the mound for an additional $10.

New Items

Pictured-Pups, as seen in the Tater Project above, start at $35 and include the base and stain of your choice.  Please e-mail several pictures and we will then come to an agreement on which one to use.

Pup-Portraits, as seen in the Tater Project above, start at $45 (unframed) and include the stain and matting backer of your choice.  Additional subjects are $10 and the addition of names or captions is also $10.  Again, please e-mail several pictures and we will then come to an agreement on which one to use.

    K-9 Falko Memorial Puzzle Donations

In memory of my buddy, my partner and my friend, Falko von dem Leistungszucht, Police K-9, MR1; and as an offering of respect and heartfelt condolence to other K-9's and my brother and sister handlers, Blue-Line Dawg Puzzles is now donating a puzzle to the handlers and families of fallen K-9's.

"And God told the dog, "Your worship of man shall be a reflection of his worship of Me, and so shall you be called D-O-G."  Unknown

K9 Kayo

Hastings Police Department, Nebraska

Requiscat in Pace April, 2007

Kayo (dubbed Wojo) was a dual purpose patrol/narcotics detection trained Belgian Mainois

(poplar - Honey Pecan over Sedona Red)

K-9 Foster

Wharton County Precinct #2 Constable's Office, Texas

Requiscat in Pace July, 2007

Foster was a narcotics detection Chocolate Labrador Retriever.

(poplar - Black Walnut Danish oil over Sedona Red stain)

K-9 Bandit

Chandler Police Department, Arizona

Requiscat in Pace August, 2007

Bandit was a dual patrol/explosives detection trained Belgian Malinois.

(poplar - Ipswich Pine over Early American)

K-9 DIO

Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

Requiscat in Pace August, 2007

Dio was a dual patrol/narcotics detection trained Belgian Malinois.

(poplar - natural Danish oil over Sedona Red)

K9 Ben

Hendry County Sheriff's Department, Florida

Requiscat in Pace September, 2007

Ben (aka Rommel) was a dual purpose patrol/narcotics detection trained German Shepherd

(poplar - Early American over Sedona Red)

K9 Karlo

Clovis Police Department, New Mexico

Requiscat in Pace September, 2007

(photo coming soon!)

Karlo was a dual purpose patrol/narcotics detection trained Belgian Malinois

(poplar - Ipswich Pine over Sedona Red)

K9 Fritz

Martin County Sheriff's Department, Florida

Requiscat in Pace November, 2007

Fritz was a dual purpose patrol/narcotics detection trained German Shepherd

(western red cedar - Early American over Sedona Red)

K9 Tyson

Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, Michigan

Requiscat in Pace December, 2007

Tyson was a dual purpose patrol/narcotics detection trained German Shepherd

(western red cedar - Early American over Sedona Red)

K9 Stryker

Oceanside Police Department, California

Requiscat in Pace January, 2008

Stryker was a dual purpose patrol/narcotics detection trained Belgian Malinois

(dark poplar - Sedona Red over Ipswich Pine)

K9 Duke

Public Safety Dogs, Inc., Burlington, NC

Requiscat in Pace February, 2008

Duke was a scent-discrimination trailing dog used to locate numerous lost people

(poplar - Sedona Red)

If you know of a K-9 which has passed over the bridge, for whatever reason since July, 2007 and for as long as I am able to make these puzzles, please contact me with the breed/name info so that I can provide them with a memorial.  I know it's not much, and I wish I could do more, but it makes me feel better.

I have well over a dozen patterns of my own drawn up and waiting for time to be cut...  I'm over-flowing with ideas, but if you have a special request, don't let that stop you from -ing me!  I promise to drop the other ones in favor of yours...at least for a little while! :-)  And don't forget to check out my Friends' links to find something you can't live without!