guide dog

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Recent Examples of guide dog But since guide dogs aren’t pets, people with visual impairments cannot be required to use this option. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024 Rossellini plans on adopting Rosie as her beloved pet once the pup retires from breeding future guide dogs through the Guide Dog Foundation. Megan Johnson, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024 Michael Forzano, a protester who lives in New York and uses a guide dog, claims that on three occasions, drivers have slammed the door on him, driven away when his hands were still on the car, and almost ran over his guide dog’s paws. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024 At the protest, White argues that guide dogs are not at all comparable to pets, which drivers may fear are unruly or poorly behaved. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for guide dog 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guide dog
Noun
  • The third suspect was apprehended within the hour and was injured when a police dog took him down in the area of Wilson Street and Sunnyside Avenue, Spagnolo said last week.
    Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025
  • There is a secured area for police dogs in the front or back seat, the spokesperson said.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • However, both breeds are notorious working dogs that are filled with energy.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • This compact working dog is very versatile, loves a challenge and having a job to do.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The village is on the Iditarod trail, route of the world’s most famous sled dog race, during which mushers and their teams must cross the frozen Norton Sound.
    Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The village is on the Iditarod trail, route of the world’s most famous sled dog race.
    Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 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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