| 46% | SKYETERRIER | 11 | Breed of dog whose numbers have included Greyfriars Bobby in 19th-century Edinburgh |
| 40% | MONGREL | 7 | A dog whose breed is mixed or undetermined |
| 40% | PULI | 4 | Dog breed whose coat resembles dreadlocks |
| 40% | LAB | 3 | Most common dog breed, for short |
| 39% | TOTO | 4 | Dog whose name was Terry before her most famous film role |
| 39% | LAB | 3 | Most popular U.S. dog breed, familiarly |
| 39% | POODLE | 6 | Second most intelligent dog breed |
| 38% | BASSET | 6 | Dog breed whose name literally means "rather low" |
| 38% | PAPILLON | 8 | Dog breed whose name means butterfly in French |
| 38% | LAB | 3 | Most popular dog breed in the U.S. |
| 38% | POO | 3 | Ending of many designer dog breed names |
| 37% | MUTT | 4 | Many-breed dog |
| 37% | CORGI | 5 | Breed whose name derives from the Welsh for “dwarf dog” |
| 37% | RETRIEVER | 9 | One of the most common dog breeds, labrador __ |
| 37% | PULI | 4 | Hungarian dog breed whose coat resembles a mop |
| 37% | RCA | 3 | Co. whose onetime logo included Nipper the dog |
| 36% | CORGI | 5 | Dog breed whose butt resembles a loaf of bread, adorably enough |
| 35% | AKC | 3 | Org. whose website has a list of all dog breeds (Abbr.) |
| 35% | SPITZ | 5 | Thick-coated dog breed of a group including Pomeranians and Samoyeds |
| 34% | YOYO | 4 | Toy whose tricks include walk the dog and pinwheel |
| 33% | NPR | 3 | Org. whose mission includes "to create a more informed public" |
| 33% | ADDED | 5 | Included more |
| 33% | SHARPEI | 7 | Dog breed whose name becomes a permanent marker brand when the last two letters are switched |
| 32% | SHIBAINU | 8 | Breed whose name means "brushwood-dog" in Japanese |
| 32% | FRIDAKAHLO | 10 | Mexican painter whose most notable works are self-portraits, including "The Broken Column": 2 wds. |
| 31% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | English bassist/singer in the Beatles whose solo hits include "No More Lonely Nights": 2 wds. |
| 31% | MUTT | 4 | Dog whose ancestry is unknown |
| 30% | YORKSHIRETERRIER | 16 | *Dog breed that weighs no more than seven pounds |
| 30% | DEEPSPACECANINE | 15 | Dog whose rocket went off course? |
| 30% | JACKRUSSELL | 11 | Dog breed |