| POMERANIAN | A breed of toy dog of the spitz type (10) |
| MALTESE | A breed of toy dog with a very long, straight, silky, white coat (7) |
| PAPILLON | Favoured by Marie Antoinette, a breed of toy spaniel whose name means butterfly in French (8) |
| FRENCHBULLDOG | A breed of toy canine noted for its large erect 'bat ears' and muscular body (6,7) |
| SAMOYED | A Siberian breed of dog of the spitz type |
| KEESHOND | Breed of dog of the spitz type originating in the Netherlands (8) |
| ELKHOUND | Powerful breed of dog of the spitz type with a thick grey coat and tightly curled tail (8) |
| AKITA | Large Japanese dog of the spitz type officially declared a national treasure in 1931 (5) |
| MALAMUTE | An Alaskan Eskimo dog of the spitz type (8) |
| SCHIPPERKE | A small, traditional barge dog of the Low Countries |
| CHOWCHOW | Chinese preserve of citron, ginger, orange peel etc in syrup; a piccalilli-like relish of vegetables in mustard; or, a spitz-type blue-black-tongued breed of Han dynasty dog that found favour with Que |
| CAVALIER | - King Charles spaniel; breed of toy dog commonly with a Blenheim and white coat but also black and tan or ruby (8) |
| PEKE | Ancient breed of toy dog from China for short |
| SHIHTZU | Which lively breed of toy dog originated in Tibet? (4-3) |
| YORKSHIRETERRIER | Breed of toy dog from northern England (9,7) |
| PEKINGESE | Breed of toy dog originating in China (9) |
| YORKIE | English breed of toy dog, informally |
| ESKIMO | Name a dog breed of the spitz family (6) |
| SCHNAUZER | A wire-haired breed of dog of the terrier type, originally from Germany (9) |
| CHOW | Thick-coated spitz type of dog originally from China (4) |