This guide shows how to draw Petey the Cat from Dog Man in 14 steps. Petey appears throughout the series as a former antagonist who later becomes a key character alongside Li’l Petey, and his simple cartoon design makes him fun to sketch in motion.
Petey the Cat’s Main Features
- Head: Round head with two pointy ears.
- Eyes: Thin vertical black lines.
- Mouth: Large open smile with square teeth.
- Nose: Small oval nose at the center.
- Whiskers: Three on one side, two on the other.
- Body: Long narrow torso with horizontal stripes.
- Arms and Legs: Long bendy limbs, cartoon-style hands and feet.
- Tail: Long striped tail with a flat tip.
- Pose: Running pose with lifted limbs.
Other Dog Man characters like Li’l Petey, Flippy, Cat Man, Dog Man or Grampa fit nicely alongside Petey in a themed drawing set.
Color System Used in This Guide
- Red Color: the new lines to add in the current step.
- Black Color: completed lines from earlier steps.
- Grey Color: the rough underlying sketch.














Now that you know how to draw Petey the Cat, it would be fun to hear what tool you used to bring him to life, whether that was pencil and paper, a drawing tablet, or some app on your phone. There’s a pretty wide range out there and it’s always interesting to see the different results. Drop your version in the comments on the pinned Pinterest post for this tutorial if you want to show it off.