guide dog

noun

: a dog trained to lead people who are blind

Examples of guide dog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fortunately, plenty of new high-tech tools offer assistance, including robot guide dogs, a cane-bot (looking a bit like a small R2D2 with giant wheels), multiple types of smart glasses with descriptive audio, and even a haptic vest for blind dogs. — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

Jackie Schiemann, who is nearly blind due to the disease achromatopsia, walks in Lake Michigan with her guide dog Tyrus at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk in Portage, Indiana, Friday, September 18, 2026. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Salty Salty, another guide dog, took a different approach to save his owner, Omar Rivera. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, beneath Hingson’s desk, his guide dog, a yellow Labrador retriever named Roselle, was asleep. — Diane Herbst, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for guide dog

• analog
• analogue
• catalogue
• decalogue
• demagogue
• dialogue
• epilogue
• homologue
• monologue
• pedagogue
• synagogue
• tagalog

Kids Definition

guide dog

noun

: a dog trained to lead the blind