Possible Clues:

• Fool in gamble for one particular dog
• Hound with short legs and long ears
• Wager about silly, beastly short legs
• To have short legs is all to the good if it's got no head
• __ hound (droopy-eared dog)
• Dog used in hunting wild beasts
• Fishtails in sausage meat for dog
• Wager about donkey and dog
• Hunting hound
• Smooth-haired canine