| RHODESIAN | and 13dn, Southern African dog breed once known as Van Rooyen's lion dog |
| RIDGEBACK | see 19dn, Southern African dog breed once known as Van Rooyen's lion dog |
| WHIPPET | Medium-sized, gentle dog breed once known as a "poor man's racehorse" (7) |
| TASMANIA | Australia's island state once known as Van Diemen's Land |
| DOBERMAN | Breed once known as the "Tax Collector's Dog" |
| SHIHTZU | Small Chinese breed of dog also known as the Tibetan Lion Dog (4-3) |
| CHOWCHOW | Dog breed known as the 'fluffy lion dog' in Chinese (4,4) |
| PEKINGESE | Dog breed once kept by the Chinese Imperial Palace (9) |
| TERRIER | Smallish dog breed once used for hunting (7) |
| STBERNARD | Dog breed once employed for mountain rescue |
| AKITA | Japanese dog breed once used to hunt bears |
| BASENJI | Small smooth-haired breed of African dog (7) |
| GHOSTWRITE | As Van Dyke might have said, give up crime and secretly control the pen? (10) |
| RAISETHESTAKES | Up the ante as Van Helsing might do over vamps? (5,3,6) |
| NADJA | 1994 vampire film featuring Peter Fonda as Van Helsing |
| DELIVERTHEGOODS | Carry out the promised task, as van drivers do? (7,3,5) |
| SEA | Start for cow, horse, lion, dog or wolf |
| HYENA | African dog-like carnivore with extremely powerful jaws |
| JOCKSTRAPS | South African dog has muzzles made of undies (10) |
| OUTFORTHECOUNT | Senseless, as Van Helsing was |
