Possible Clues:

• Dog caught in bear's clutches
• Satchel __, aptly named dog in the comic "Get Fuzzy"
• Mongrel (informal)
• Dog knocked over front of hen house?
• Canine companion
• Canine, informally
• Pound back on hot dog
• The one responsible for mess by church?
• Dog muck outside of church
• One found in a pound