How to Draw a Dog (Basset Hound)

Draw a circle near the middle of the paper as a guide for the front part
of the basset hound's body. 
To the right, draw another circle the same way as a guide for the back
part of the dog's body. This circle should be about two-thirds the size of
the first circle. The tops of the circles should line up.
On the top, left side, draw a circle as a guide for the dog's head.
Make this circle around the same size as the second circle. The
circle's edges should almost touch. If you place this circle too high
up, the basset hound's neck will be too long.
On the left side of the head, near the bottom, draw a curved line as a
guide for the basset hound's muzzle.
Inside the head, on the right side, draw two long, vertical lines as a
guide for the ear. Make the left line slightly longer than the right
line and close off the bottom. 
Under the first circle, draw two vertical lines that bend at the
bottom as a guide for the basset hound's front legs.
Under the circle on the right, draw two longer lines that bend in the
middle as guides for the dog's hind legs. 
Draw two lines that connect the head to the body to create the guide
for the neck. Draw two lines that connect the first two circles as the
guide for the basset hound's torso. On the top, right side, draw a
curved, vertical line as a guide for the dog's tail.
Inside the head, on the upper, left side, draw the eye. 
Near the tip of the muzzle, draw a small, triangular shape for the
basset hound's nose.
Under the dog's nose, draw a line that curves down and to the left for
the mouth. Follow the path of the guide but make the shape smaller.
Stretch the line in toward the circle. Under the mouth, on the right side,
draw a couple of curved lines and short strokes for the basset hound's
loose skin.
Draw a vertical line to the left of the front of the muzzle for the other
side of the muzzle. Darken the top part of the guide but make the line
curvier to finish the basset hound's muzzle.
Use the long shape on the right as a guide to draw the basset hound's
droopy ear.
Use the initial circle as a guide to draw the rest of the dog's head. Below
the muzzle, draw a few curved lines for the loose skin on the throat. Under
the throat, draw a long, curved line for the basset hound's other ear
peeking from behind the head.
Use the second line from the left as a guide to draw the first front leg.
Lightly sketch the leg around the guide. When you get the shape right,
darken the lines.
Use the line on the left as a guide to draw the other front leg
the same way.
Use the angled line on the far right as a guide to draw the basset hound's
first hind leg.
Use the last line under the body as a guide to draw the basset hound's
other hind leg the same way.
Use the remaining lines and shapes as guides to draw the rest of the
basset hound's body. Simply darken the outer edges of the initial
guides to create the shape of the body.
For a cleaner look, erase as much as you can of the initial guide lines.
Shade your basset hound drawing for more detail.