Anatomy atlas for dogs Beta
A free visual aid for practitioners and students. Explore bones and muscles, see Latin and local names, and share a lookup.
An atlas in the making
The atlas is a visual aid for learning and orientation – not a professionally validated tool. Illustrations and names may contain errors and omissions and replace neither specialist literature nor your own professional judgement.
We would love to hear about errors and omissions – every correction makes the atlas better.
From the left
Whole dog · skeleton · left lateral
Point at the plate, or choose a name from the list.
Sources and image information
The illustrations are AI-assisted and editorially adapted by PawNote.
The details below apply to the illustration shown. Any historical references document its visual basis, not a current professional validation.
Dog anatomy, lateral skeleton view
Wilhelm Ellenberger and Hermann Baum (authors); Hermann Dittrich (illustrator)
From anatomy to treatment notes
Use the atlas as a visual aid while keeping treatment notes, appointments, and clients together in PawNote.