Dog Breeds word search
Twelve of the most familiar breeds in the world, hidden across a large-print grid. It runs in all eight directions including backwards, so it is a proper puzzle rather than a five-minute one — but the letters are big and the grid is uncluttered, which makes it kind to tired eyes.

A4 · 2 pages · 61KB · answer key included
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The twelve words
- BEAGLE
- BOXER
- BULLDOG
- COLLIE
- DACHSHUND
- HUSKY
- LABRADOR
- MASTIFF
- POODLE
- ROTTWEILER
- SPANIEL
- TERRIER
Words run in all eight directions, including diagonally and backwards. The answer key is on page two of the PDF.
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