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- Old English sheepdog
Old English sheepdog
noun
: any of a breed of tailless dogs developed in England and having a profuse blue-gray and white coat
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But in 2020, her Old English sheepdog, Patricio, would sometimes wake up in the night gasping for breath because of an inflammatory disorder in his nasal cavity.
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Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Old English sheepdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Old%20English%20sheepdog. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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