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Recent Examples of police dog
He was arrested on charges of burglary, obstruction, assault and battery on a police officer, cruelty and interfering with a police dog, and malicious injury to property, police said.
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Paloma Chavez, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
For example, just as soldiers may develop post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing a life-threatening situation, working military and police dogs can develop a similar condition.
—Rachel Blaser, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
In Bull Connor’s case, film coverage of his fire hose and police dog attacks was broadcast on TV, triggering shock and fury in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere and ultimately leading to passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.
—Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Paloma Chavez, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025
For example, just as soldiers may develop post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing a life-threatening situation, working military and police dogs can develop a similar condition.
—Rachel Blaser, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
In Bull Connor’s case, film coverage of his fire hose and police dog attacks was broadcast on TV, triggering shock and fury in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere and ultimately leading to passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.
—Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police dog
Noun
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Furthermore, an experimental program is also training miniature horses to guide the visually impaired in the same way that guide dogs do.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Peter Berg, who is blind and uses a guide dog to help commute from Naperville to Chicago, said the devices can be extremely helpful.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is how many working dogs think in and out of their respected fields.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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However, both breeds are notorious working dogs that are filled with energy.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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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
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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
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Liberatore’s puppy dog attention as loyalite Dean compels, yearning to hold Jade’s kiss and not just her camera.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Lochlan is mostly just a puppy dog, not really joining in but not really bothered by his family’s excesses, either.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20dog. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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