All the answers are breeds of dogs

[Spreeny]

1. Oriental joints or Oriental birds - it's all the same to me? (9)
2.popular name for this vegetable, sounds right to me ? (6)
3.Various types but they all sound a little hoarse? (7)
4. Give it a lash or two? (7)
5. A kit a man can see here ? (5)
6. Jumper pales in the mix ? (8, 7)
& sorry but last one..
7.A great big nose (slang) ? (5, 9)

[mollykins]

4 whippet
5 boxer

[rinkins]

7 giant schnauzer

[mazie]

6 springer spaniel

[Theland1]

Molly, go back to R & S please.

[Spreeny]

Crickey ! that was quick !! thanks all :-)

[mollykins]

i could only think of husky for 7 but its not enough letters.

[mollykins]

i mean three but 7 letters

[Spreeny]

Mollykins, you think no.5 is Boxer, can you explain why please .... because another clue is Pugilist ? (5) & I've
put Boxer for that ,,,,

[hc4361]

5 is Akita.

[mollykins]

hhhmmmmmm. . .

[fredpuli47]

5 is 'akita' [the name of this Japanese breed is in 'a kit a man']

[fredpuli47]

3 is not husky, obviously, but 'huskies'

[Spreeny]

Thanks again all, just the 1st couple left now ...

[Truckersue]

1. Pekingese?

[Spreeny]

Thanks Truckersue but the answer only contains 5 letters

[fredpuli47]

1 might be pekingese. ( A reference to Pekin duck, perhaps ?)

[Truckersue]

sorry Spreeny, it says 9 in your posting for No1.

[Spreeny]

SOoo sorry T'Sue, you're correct - I'm losing the plot!!

[sarumite]

2. Collie .... (sounds like cauliflower)

[Spreeny]

Ta everybody ........ all done now !