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The puppies were taken Wednesday night from the Family Dog Rescue shelter in the Bayview neighborhood. — Tatiana Sanchez, SFChronicle.com, "Sick pit bull puppy stolen from SF shelter found in east Oakland," 1 Sep. 2019 Local police responded and took the puppies to animal services. — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, "Coachella woman sentenced to jail for dumping puppies in the trash," 15 Aug. 2019 Because of their age, the puppies would've likely gotten sick in the shelter, Fang said. — Maria Elena Vizcaino, Dallas News, "Rescue group mustache you a question: Is this Dallas puppy the cutest thing ever?," 2 Aug. 2019 Both the puppies and piglets oriented toward and touched the experimenter with equal frequency. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, "Pet pigs can communicate with humans—especially when food is involved," 11 July 2019 The puppies faced euthanasia until an organization stepped in to help. — Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, "The city animal shelter is full. Again. Here's why, and how you can help," 3 July 2019 Biden adopted Major, a German Shepherd, from the Delaware Humane Association in November after fostering the puppy for months. — Heather Timmons, Quartz, "Meet the dogs of the 2020 presidential race," 1 July 2019 The puppies have homes and now their mom is looking for a new home with a yard and a brother dog. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Pet of the week looking for home with yard and brother dog," 29 June 2019 There was a wood stove burning and the puppy from that basket ran out to greet me. — Cathy Free, Washington Post, "This woman has been on a three-year road trip documenting acts of kindness," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'puppy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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