| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Good pooch, Fido.": 2 wds. | ||
| Compliment to a canine | Newsday | 24 Apr 2022 |
| Assuring words to Fido | USA Today | 02 Nov 2019 |
| Words to a growler | The Washington Post | 04 Oct 2019 |
| Words to a growler | LA Times Daily | 04 Oct 2019 |
| Words to pacify a pooch | The Washington Post | 13 Aug 2019 |
| Words to pacify a pooch | LA Times Daily | 13 Aug 2019 |
| "Please don't bite me!" | LA Times Daily | 09 Apr 2019 |
| 'Please don't bite me!' | The Washington Post | 09 Apr 2019 |
| Assuring words to Fido | ||
| "Please don't bite me!" | ||
| Words to a growler | ||
| Words to pacify a pooch | ||
| Calming words to a pooch | Wall Street Journal | 25 Feb 2017 |
| "I won't hurt you" | LA Times Daily | 29 Jan 2015 |
| "I won't hurt you" | ||
| Compliment to a collie | ||
| 'Good boy, Rover' | ||
| "Good pooch ..." | ||
| Words with a pat | ||
| Words of appeasement, perhaps | ||
| Appeasing words from a nervous postman? |