Related Clues:

• Barker and Corbett essentially superior to old comic
• Hunting dog heading for big, big bird
• Samoyed or Alaskan malamute
• Boxer or Borzoi
• Snoopy sort?
• Pet that growls
• Collie or cocker spaniel
• Nearly all those at the end of 34 across from The Beagle
• Downward-facing ___
• Animal that barks
• A pup is a young one
• Animal you might describe by the ends of 21-, 28-, 48- and 54-Across
• Otterhound, e.g
• Slack off, with ''it''
• Watchful pet