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Recent Examples of police dog
In Dog Man, after a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses them together and Dog Man is born.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Bystanders at the scene said the man was subdued by a police dog.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025
Nine police departments across Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Jasper counties received donations to support police dogs.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
In the video, an officer handling a police dog can be heard telling Umana to drop the machete as Umana stood on the sidewalk.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Bystanders at the scene said the man was subdued by a police dog.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025
Nine police departments across Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Jasper counties received donations to support police dogs.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
In the video, an officer handling a police dog can be heard telling Umana to drop the machete as Umana stood on the sidewalk.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police dog
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However, they are not classified as service dogs, which have been specially trained to perform a specific task, such as guide dogs for the blind, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC).—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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At the Louvre in Paris and London’s Tate, for example, only guide dogs are allowed.—
George Nelson for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, both breeds are notorious working dogs that are filled with energy.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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This compact working dog is very versatile, loves a challenge and having a job to do.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 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
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The only locksmith at Yosemite National Park in California, the sole EMT ranger at neighboring Devils Postpile National Monument, an experienced sled dog musher in Alaska’s Denali National Park.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Seppala was also responsible for popularizing the Siberian husky as a sled dog.—
David Kindy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 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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There’s still room for puppy dogs and ice cream in this story.—
Jeff Rabhan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20dog. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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