| Clue | Breeds |
| had their origin in the neighboring kingdoms of Wurttemberg and Bavaria, agricultural sectors where dogs as farm help were in great demand | |
| traditionally kept with Lhasa Apsos, who alert them to the appearance of any stranger | |
| originally from the Anatolian Plateau in Turkey | |
| one of the oldest Arctic sled dogs | |
| one of seven breeds designated as a national monument in his native country of Japan | |
| one of four types of Sennenhund breeds developed in Switzerland as a herding, guard, and utilitarian draft dog | |
| kept in the court of King Matthias, who claimed to trust only his dogs and not people | |
| taught to herd fish into nets, to retrieve lost tackle or broken nets | |
| was brought to Hungary a thousand years ago by nomadic Magyars | |
| shares similar distinctive coloring with the other varieties of Sennenhund breeds, but it is the only one of the four to have a long, silky coat | |