Possible Clues:

• Bowser
• Tail missing from inferior Chinese dog
• Upturned basket containing fish and hot dog
• Peke or pug
• It's hard to cage up dog
• Doggy paddling often, of course, helps beginners
• My round swallowed by pub's dog
• Dog heard whinny around entrance to copse
• One dog in America equals a hundred in one bear in England
• Dog caught in bear's clutches