Dogs are known to be man’s best friend and if you have a furry companion of your own, you know how true this really is. There’s nothing quite like the bond between a person and their pup. They are man’s best friend, after all. All you need is love and a Free Dog SVG! These designs are perfect for scrapbooking, cardmaking, paper cut projects, and of course, as t-shirt designs. Why not use one for making doggie bandanas, or make a decal for their water bowls? You can easily create something for your own fur baby or your product range with multiple file formats. Dog lovers will go bow wow over the range of products in this collection, sure to inspire inspiration!

What is an SVG File?

An SVG file, (which stands for scalable vector graphic), is a standard graphics file that is mainly used for rendering two-dimensional images.

One of the most important things to know about SVG files is that they generate clean graphics at any scale.

They’re well optimized for SEO (which stands for Search Engine Optimization) and are smaller than other formats. They’re capable of dynamic animations.

They’re fantastic for so many applications, such as apparel, signs and cutting machines!

How to Open SVG Files

There are a few programs out there that will open SVG files for you.

Since most of you will probably be opening SVG files for your Silhouette, Cricut or CutNScan cutting machines, we’ll focus there.

SVG files come in a zipped folder, which you’ve probably used before for fonts, printables etc.

What this means is that the files will need to be extracted before you can manipulate them.

Once you download a file, you’ll need to unzip it before you can import it.

To unzip your SVG file, just double-click the folder and choose “extract all”.

Next, you’ll be asked where you want to keep your files.

I almost always choose either my desktop or a folder on my computer (you can label a folder “SVG files” or “Cutting Machine Files” for easy retrieval).

Just make a mental note of where you extract your files as you’ll need to find them again to upload them.

And finally, once you are in your cutting machine design space (I know most of you use either Cricut Design Space or Silhouette Studio), you’ll then upload your file. You can then begin creating your project