How to Use water dog in a Sentence

water dog

noun
  • Lab retrievers are known to be water dogs.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Their background as water dogs and hunters has fine-tuned their olfactory senses to an elite level.
    Pat Mueller, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • One of the signature features of Blackberry Farm is its breeding program for Lagotto Romagnolos, the fleecy and very intelligent Italian water dogs often used to hunt truffles.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
  • The Portuguese water dog breed is hypoallergenic, according to the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, which meshes well with the Obama family's allergies.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Dog historian Stephanie Howard-Smith confirmed that the original Canadian water dogs were crossed with existing British gun dogs, like setters, before British and Scottish breeders brought them back to North America in the 19th century.
    Pat Mueller, USA Today, 24 July 2026

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