Here you see an AI image of the project.

I also have a full size sketch of the dog to aid my cutting of the various pieces of wood together without too much waste. The ears will be of soft leather and the tail is segmented and mobile so less likely to break.

Each piece of wood for the legs, body and neck has the woodgrain vertical to better represent fur coat direction. The head has its woodgrain following the direction of the muzzle for better strength.

Here are some actual parts on the bench from left to right including front legs, body sections, rear legs and the segmented tail of what is to become a Dachshund. No head parts yet cut.

The legs are turned on the lathe to form the pegs under the feet which fit into the chair arm rail. After the legs are glued together in front and rear pairs holes drilled in the rail to accommodate the legs. Alignment of the holes being critical for the finished dog to fit properly. The body is being built up like a loaf of bread in slices. After the head is added but before final gluing into place the pair of front and the pair of back legs are inserted into the holes in the chair seat and only then a final slice of wood will be cut to size ensuring the final assembly will fit.

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Here is the base of the chair with its spindles and bentwood arm-bow ready for fitting together. Each hole is drilled at a different angle by eye with very little room for error. Twenty four holes I approach with caution.

One false move would require me to find a new arm piece of straight grained Taxus Baccata to steam bend and cut to shape.

Perhaps a simpler way to attach the dog to the back rail of would be four pairs of strong little inset magnets under the feet. (Experiment called for ! )..........