Easily the most common meaning attached to the Fu Dog tattoo is protection since they have long been placed in homes and outside of buildings to protect them from negative outside forces. Protection is a great meaning to use for a number of reasons. You could get this tattoo to show that you are proud to be the protector in our family, or you could get as a source of protection from bad influences that try to make their way into your life.

Because of its interesting look, the Fu Dog tattoo represents mystery to some people, which is an excellent meaning to use if you are the type of person who wants to say that there is a lot below your surface. As we pointed out above, that meaning just comes with the tattoo anyways since many people outside of Asian countries don’t know what a Fu Dog is.

Some people will give their Foo Dog tattoos a playful or mischievous look to give the designs even more meaning and to give outsiders some insight into the types of people they are. This is a very fun part of the design process because you are not only adding in meanings in an easy way, you are also upping your chances of ending up with a very unique tattoo design.

Sometimes people will not use any specific meanings associated with the Fu Dog, but instead will get their tattoos simply to show that they love Asian mythology. With these types of designs you will usually see other Asian symbols and images just to make the intention of the tattoo a bit clearer.

In most cases people will get medium or large Fu Dog tattoos since they usually get them as one of their primary tats and so they can add in a lot of detail. They look excellent on the chest, on the back, or even as larger shoulder tattoos. What’s great is that you can easily manipulate these designs to ensure that they fit wherever you need them to. You can also get a very small Fu Dog that can fit on your wrist or forearm.