Meaning
A full-body dog shown in profile, standing or trotting, often drawn as a medium-sized breed with its tail up. It means a dog as an animal, with less of the baby-faced cuteness of 🐶.
It fits walks, dog parks, adoption posts and stories about a loyal pet, often with 🦴 or 🐾. Some people also use it for the Year of the Dog. Example: “Morning walk done, he sniffed every single lamppost on the street 🐕”.