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Recent Examples of working dog
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.
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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
These changes have made handler and working dog reunions more likely, but there are still circumstances where military working dogs don't have a home to go to after retirement.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
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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
These changes have made handler and working dog reunions more likely, but there are still circumstances where military working dogs don't have a home to go to after retirement.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working dog
Noun
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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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The police attempted to de-escalate the scene by first ordering him to drop his lethal weapon, then employing a taser and the threat of a police dog.—
U T Opinion,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Agents went to work on the boat’s floor with crowbars and screwdrivers after a police dog began sniffing the area, according to the complaint.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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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“Working dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20dog. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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