working dog
noun
: a dog suitable by size, breeding, or training for useful work (such as draft or herding) especially as distinguished from one suitable primarily for pet, show, or sporting use
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These working dogs would have been prominent in the animals left behind when the area was evacuated.
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New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025
The Great Pyrenees is a large, thickly-coated, and immensely powerful working dog originally bred to guard livestock on the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Ever since then, the park has maintained working dog teams, although their job has since evolved.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
These puppies, believed to be a collie-working dog crossbreed, were left in the park, posing a threat to the local wildlife.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025
The Great Pyrenees is a large, thickly-coated, and immensely powerful working dog originally bred to guard livestock on the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Ever since then, the park has maintained working dog teams, although their job has since evolved.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
These puppies, believed to be a collie-working dog crossbreed, were left in the park, posing a threat to the local wildlife.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Working dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20dog. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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