Puzzle This Out. WHOSE DOGS?
In our village there are seven residents whose names are Mr. Bloodhound, Mr. Cocker, Mr. Mastiff, Mr. Peke, Mr. Pom, Mr. Pug and Mr. St Bernard.
They severally, but not respectively, possess a bloodhound, a cocker, a mastiff, a peke, a pom, a pug. and a St. Bernard.
None of them has a dog of a breed of the same name as himself.
Three of the villagers have dogs which are considerably larger than these villagers’ canine namesakes;
Only one has a dog of a breed of which the name begins with the initial letter of his own name.
Mr. Mastiff’s dog’s human namesake Is married. •.
The St. Bernard’s owner is Mr., Pom’s wife’s husband. ' The mastiff weighs the same as his owner’s fiancee.
Mr. St. Bernard’s dog’s human namesake is the owner of the peke.
The cocker’s owner’s canine namesake is owned by the human namesake of Mr. Mastiff’s dog. Of the seven villagers, Mr. Peke and Mr. Pug are the only bachelors. 5 Which dog belongs to whom?
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 112, 5 February 1935, Page 7
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175Puzzle This Out. WHOSE DOGS? Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 112, 5 February 1935, Page 7
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