The invention relates to a mechanical model of an animal, especially a toy dog with forelegs (10,11) and hind legs (12,13) which are pivotally arranged around a first pivot (14) with a rotation axis (16) perpendicular to the direction of movement of the animal model, wherein the forelegs (10,11) are articulated by a first drive mechanism (18) with a first gear unit (20) and a first drive axis (22). Said arrangement is configured in such a way that at least one hind leg (12,13) is pivotally arranged around a second pivot (26), wherein the rotation axes (16, 28) of the hind leg (12, 13) are tilted in relation to each other at a given angle, and a second drive mechanism (30) is provided for selectable movement of the hind leg (12,13) around the second pivot (26).