sheepdog
noun
sheep·dog
ˈshēp-ˌdȯg 
: a dog (such as a border collie) used to tend, drive, or guard sheep
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The show — which also featured a massive sheepdog named Ladadig — wasn’t a big hit, not making the year-end Top 30 in the three-network universe, but was popular in reruns in the 1970s.
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
The family lived in a home that resembled a castle, and their giant sheepdog, Ladadog, created lots of mayhem.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
In this context the sheepdog is an intelligent, non-human actor helping the human to solve a complex problem – which is what AI does.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
The family lived in a home that resembled a castle, and their giant sheepdog, Ladadog, created lots of mayhem.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
In this context the sheepdog is an intelligent, non-human actor helping the human to solve a complex problem – which is what AI does.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sheepdog
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“Sheepdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheepdog. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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sheepdog
noun
sheep·dog
ˈshēp-ˌdȯg
: a dog used to tend, drive, or guard sheep
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