bandog

noun

Definition of bandognext
as in bird dog

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  1. sled dog
  2. puppy dog
  3. wolf dog
  4. hunter
  5. police dog
  6. puppy
  7. pup
  8. wolfhound
Noun
  • The Iditarod, the world’s most famous sled dog race, begins with a ceremonial start in Anchorage the first Saturday in March.
    Mark Thiessen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Greenlandic sled dogs can also take travelers to more remote areas for even clearer views of the aurora borealis.
    Catherine Garcia, The Week US, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of sled dog
Noun
  • Once again, the ticker follows the payout like a puppy dog: The ever-rising dividend is a result of ever-increasing cash flow.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The actor plays him as one part unfiltered holy fool, one part adorable puppy dog who pees on the rug.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of puppy dog
Noun
  • Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • But the Saarloos wolf dog’s German-shephard-like face usually sets it apart.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2023
Definition of wolf dog
Noun
  • By continuing to focus on buck bedding areas (similar to early season and pre-rut plans), hunters can find a big ol’ buck.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
  • More:Michigan hunters shot more than 61,000 deer already.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of hunter
Noun
  • Officers found two out of the three men with the help of police dogs and drones.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Currently, the city does not have any working police dogs, according to the police chief.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of police dog
Noun
  • Earlier this year at the city’s West L.A. shelter, two puppies were housed in the room where animals are put to death.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Despite everyone’s best efforts, two of the puppies sadly passed away due to health issues.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of puppy
Noun
  • The best one being when Avery uses Erica’s precious pup as an alibi for her midnight snacking that results in a memorable cameo from Dr. Spaceman himself, Chris Parnell.
    Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
  • About 10 minutes later the pup comes out of the house licking his lips, walking back home with a full belly, and a happy, wiggling tail.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of pup
Noun
  • The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019
Definition of wolfhound
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