guide dog

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Recent Examples of guide dog Working guide dogs for the blind and puppies-in-training took in the sights, sounds and smells of the East Bay ferries and the San Francisco Ferry Building on Saturday during a social excursion meant to help them get accustomed to transit and real-world situations. Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024 Blind survivor of 9/11 shares how his guide dog worked with him as a team to escape Michael Hingson, a blind man, and his guide dog Roselle, together escaped 78 floors of the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024 Families raising guide dog puppies train them by rewarding good behavior and obedience, especially with treats, according to families who spoke with USA TODAY. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024 With her guide dog Freddie, Liz keep tabs on growth, economic development and other issues in Northeast Tarrant cities and other communities near Fort Worth. Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guide dog
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Noun
  • Charlotte Estrada-Pepper, a minor, is getting an $85,000 payout because she was bitten by a police dog when her uncle, a San Diego police officer, failed to lock a vehicle with the dog inside.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Investigators and deputies with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office were at the scene, along with police dogs trained to uncover human bodies, after the blaze.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This is how many working dogs think in and out of their respected fields.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • However, both breeds are notorious working dogs that are filled with energy.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever this year thanks to a lack of snow.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The start of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, the longest sled dog marathon in the lower 48 states, had to be rescheduled from January to March due to lack of snow along the trail, after being cancelled in 2024.
    Jim Foerster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023

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