| ALPINEGOAT | Breed known for its good milking ability |
| ARABIAN | Horse breed known for its speed |
| LIPIZZANER | Horse breed known for dressage [western writer] |
| DELISH | Design of shield appreciated for its good taste (6) |
| DON | Aberdeenshire river noted for its good trout stocks (3) |
| BEAUTY | Buy tea set for its good looks (6) |
| COQUET | Northumberland river noted for its good sea-trout (6) |
| ALN | Northumberland river noted for its good sea-trout (3) |
| HOLSTEIN | Usual North American name for the black-and-white dairy cattle breed known in the UK as Friesians (8) |
| ESTA | "___ bien" (Spanish for "It's good") |
| BOSTONTERRIER | US dog breed known as the American Gentleman (6,7) |
| ROTTWEILER | Popular black and tan dog breed known affectionately as the Rottie |
| MAINECOON | Breed known as "The Gentle Giant", originating in New England |
| LHASA | Small Tibetan dog breed known locally as the abso seng kye ('bark lion sentinel dog') (5,4) |
| APSO | Small Tibetan dog breed known locally as the abso seng kye ('bark lion sentinel dog') (5,4) |
| CHOWCHOW | Dog breed known as the 'fluffy lion dog' in Chinese (4,4) |
| DOG | Animal with miniature or toy breeds known as teacups; an andiron; or, a word linked with "fog", "sea" or "sun" for three forms of atmospheric phenomena (3) |
| PARLOUR | From the Old French for "to speak", a monastery or nunnery's apartment for conversation; an antiquated word for a sitting room; a beauty salon; an ice cream shop; or, a milking shed (7) |
| EXACTION | Old suit used for milking? |
| EIGHTH | Half a quarter day for maids a-milking? (6) |
