12 puzzles · all free to play and print
Dog Breeds Word Search
Free Dog Breeds word search puzzles to print or play online.
Play online or print
Small Dogs
8 words to find
- PUG
- POODLE
- BEAGLE
- CHIHUAHUA
- CORGI
- MALTESE
- YORKIE
- TERRIER
Drag from the first to the last letter of a word, or tap the first letter and then the last. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
All 12 Dog Breeds puzzles stay free here. Want them as one printable booklet?
All 12 Dog Breeds word search puzzles
twelve puzzles in three levels, from easy 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, to medium 13 by 13 grids with twelve words and diagonals, to hard 16 by 16 grids with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Themes include Small Dogs, Herding Dogs, Terrier Group and Rare Breeds. Every puzzle has an answer key and prints on US Letter or A4. Every one of these 12 puzzles is free: play it online above or print its PDF, with the answer key on page 2. No account, no email.
Easy: across and down 4 puzzles
Medium: across, down and diagonal 4 puzzles
Hard: every direction, backwards too 4 puzzles
Optional · all in one file
Want all 12 in one booklet?
You do not need it: every Dog Breeds puzzle above is free to play and to download one by one. The booklet is only for printing them all at once, a 26-page PDF with a cover, a contents page and the answer keys at the back. Buying it also keeps this site free for everyone.
One-time payment, secure checkout with Stripe. US Letter and A4 PDFs, the download link arrives by email.
How to use these Dog Breeds word searches
Print the easy puzzles for a classroom pet day or a library reading hour, and keep the group puzzles for dog club meetings. Kids who love puppies will enjoy the small dogs, and owners can try the rare breeds on a slow afternoon. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Dog Breeds word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these dog breeds words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Dog Breeds word search
Every Dog Breeds puzzle on this page is free to play online and free to print as a PDF with its answer key, one by one. Only the optional booklet, all 12 puzzles bundled into one print-ready file, costs money.
Hound Breeds, Herding Dogs, Toy Dogs and Working Dogs are medium puzzles, and Terrier Group and Gundog Breeds are hard ones. Each uses breed names that belong to that group.
Rare Breeds is a hard 16 by 16 puzzle with eighteen names such as azawakh, xoloitzcuintli, lundehund, keeshond and Finnish lapphund. Most solvers will need the answer key for a few of them.
The basset hound and the cocker spaniel do not appear, because their names contain letter strings that the puzzle maker blocks. Beagle, dachshund, bloodhound and many other hounds and spaniels are in.
Easy puzzles (10 by 10, words across and down) work from about age 6. Medium puzzles (13 by 13, diagonals added) suit ages 8 to 11. Hard puzzles (16 by 16, every direction, backwards too) are for older kids and adults.
Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, with each word marked where it hides. When you play online, the Show answers button marks them on the grid.
Every puzzle comes as a US Letter PDF (8.5 by 11 inches) and an A4 PDF (210 by 297 mm). Print at 100% or Actual size.
Every puzzle on this page plays in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer: drag or tap from the first to the last letter of a word. Nothing to install and no account.
Print as many copies as you need for your home, classroom, church group or care home. Please link to this page instead of uploading the files elsewhere.