canine companion

noun

: a dog that is kept as a pet

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Austin Jackson had been searching for a canine companion and first learned about Cali when his mom sent him the viral video. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025 Tuesday’s Will Trent doubled as an homage to General Hospital, complete with a main title sequence that inserted our title character and his beloved canine companion into the opening credits of the long-running ABC soap. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 16 Apr. 2025 The character line-up at Disney parks and on Disney cruise ships are set to add another canine companion, the Walt Disney Company announced Thursday. James Powel, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024 While making Indy his star drew plenty of buzz following the film’s SXSW debut, putting his canine companion in on-screen peril has incited a mixed bag of audience reactions. Jack Dunn, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for canine companion

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