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Recent Examples of gundog
Terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry, on average, the museum said.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Nov. 2025
Written for active sportsmen who love to read, each issue is a big, thick volume packed with stories on all the things sportsmen love: guns, knives, adventures, art, gundogs, collectibles, along with biographies of legendary writers, craftsmen, artists and more.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.
—Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
In fact, his veterinary practice focuses on gundog breeds.
—Brian Lynn, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2020
Handlers fluent in those five behaviors can produce a world-class gundog on their own.
—Tom Keer, Outdoor Life, 11 May 2020
Cost: $3,500 Duckhill Kennels A top breeder of British Labrador retrievers, Robert Milner has more than 30 years experience specializing in cooperative, gentle, duck hunting gundogs.
—Nadine Jolie Courtney, Town & Country, 19 Oct. 2016
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Nov. 2025
Written for active sportsmen who love to read, each issue is a big, thick volume packed with stories on all the things sportsmen love: guns, knives, adventures, art, gundogs, collectibles, along with biographies of legendary writers, craftsmen, artists and more.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.
—Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
In fact, his veterinary practice focuses on gundog breeds.
—Brian Lynn, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2020
Handlers fluent in those five behaviors can produce a world-class gundog on their own.
—Tom Keer, Outdoor Life, 11 May 2020
Cost: $3,500 Duckhill Kennels A top breeder of British Labrador retrievers, Robert Milner has more than 30 years experience specializing in cooperative, gentle, duck hunting gundogs.
—Nadine Jolie Courtney, Town & Country, 19 Oct. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gundog
Noun
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Investigators did not release details of how the hunters found the body.—
Mark Price
April 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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An adult nonresident combination hunting and fishing license alone is $264, according to Fish and Game’s website, and an elk tag will run an out-of-state hunter an additional $650.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, all eight dogs — which included a labradoodle, mini dachshund, mountain dog, Aussie mix, sheepdog, lab mix and two huskies — were all found safe.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The golden retriever and Labrador retrievers, popular pets who have never won Best in Show, were fan favorites, as were a Sussex spaniel named Goober and one of the Best in Show competitors, an Old English sheepdog named Graham.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.—
Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2023
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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
Noun
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Veterinary specialists immediately got to work after the 2-month-old puppy was brought to the animal center on March 9, when it was found somewhere in Sierra Madre, according to a social media post.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The overarching narrative is that New York is now doggier than ever, a product of the pandemic puppy boom, or gentrification, or declining (human) birth rates, or the suburbanization of the city.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Heck, even our beloved pup, Dale, barks whenever a squirrel’s hiding in the networking hardware!—
Jed Feiman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Currently, the small pup is recovering in the shelter's ICU, where staff are monitoring him closely and giving him plenty of attention.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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But the veterinarian suggested that Ms. Booth drive Lily, a redbone coonhound, to the office and take the virtual appointment in the parking lot.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Corruption watchdog Transparency International has ranked Hungary the most corrupt country in the EU.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Not like oil Cristina Burelli, founder of the environmental watchdog SOS Orinoco, said the policy shift risks creating a dangerous mismatch between legal authorization and realities on the ground, where mining operations are largely controlled by armed actors.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Gundog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gundog. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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