Originally Posted by feline fanatic

I would echo quilt around the dogs and do paws and bones in your sashing and borders. Here is a link to a cat quilt I did with FMQ done around pawprint shapes. It was really easy to do once I marked out the paw prints on the quilt top. Sroll to the third picture for a closeup of the paw prints

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-54829-1.htm