working dog
noun
: a dog suitable by size, breeding, or training for useful work (such as draft or herding) especially as distinguished from one suitable primarily for pet, show, or sporting use
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State of play: Visitors can explore the Coast Guard Museum Northwest and see exhibits from the Navy League of the United States, Puget Sound Navy Museum and the U.S. Marine Corps, including artillery displays, military working dog demonstrations, pugil stick simulators and Humvee displays.
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 31 July 2024
The report — which addresses the working conditions of working dogs — somehow escaped our noticed until we were scooped by our friends at USA Facts, a data evangelism and dissemination outfit founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Advertisement Young saw the devastation to wildlife firsthand while doing research in Mongolia, where companion and working dogs often roam free.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
But for search and rescue dogs and military working dogs that may operate beyond line of sight, or for people with some kinds of disabilities, neither of those communication options might be available.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 July 2019
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 31 July 2024
The report — which addresses the working conditions of working dogs — somehow escaped our noticed until we were scooped by our friends at USA Facts, a data evangelism and dissemination outfit founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Advertisement Young saw the devastation to wildlife firsthand while doing research in Mongolia, where companion and working dogs often roam free.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
But for search and rescue dogs and military working dogs that may operate beyond line of sight, or for people with some kinds of disabilities, neither of those communication options might be available.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 July 2019
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“Working dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20dog. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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