| BASSET | ____ hound, short-legged dog that was originally bred for hunting hare (6) |
| BEAGLE | Medium sized hound bred for hunting hare (6) |
| HOUNDS | Beagles, bassets, ridgebacks, salukis ... types of dogs originally bred for hunting (6) |
| NIPPER | Dog that was the model for the 1898 painting His Master's Voice (6) |
| PEKE | Informal term for a dwarf pug-dog that was originally bred in China (4) |
| BORZOI | Russian dog bred for hunting wolves (6) |
| FERRET | A domesticated form of the polecat, bred for hunting (6) |
| PUG | Wrinkly-faced dog that was originally bred in China |
| LHASAAPSO | A small, long-haired dog that was originally bred in Tibet (5,4) |
| RHODESIAN | --- ridgeback, a large, short-haired dog, originally bred for hunting in southern Africa (9) |
| CORGIS | Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs (6) |
| ELKHOUND | Powerful dog originally bred for hunting large deer |
| LANDRACE | A pig of a white lop-eared breed that was originally bred in Denmark (8) |
| HARRIER | A medium-sized hound for hunting hares (7) |
| HOUND | Word for any dog originally, later a more specific canine bred for hunting, such as a beagle; a contemptible or despicable person; a pursuer in a paper chase; or, any assiduous seeker (5) |
| BORDERTERRIER | Small dog originally bred for fox hunting |
| DACHSHUND | Dog originally bred for badger hunting (9) |
| PITBULLTERRIER | A large, muscular dog originally bred for bloodsports (3,4,7) |
| CORGI | Small dog with fox-like face, originally bred for herding (5) |
| STBERNARD | Breed of large working dog originally bred for rescue work (2,7) |
