gundog

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Recent Examples of gundog 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
  • The movie saw Fraser as treasure hunter who travels to Egypt in the 1920s with a spunky librarian, played by Weisz, only to accidentally awaken a supernaturally powerful high priest.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The blockbuster — which follows a treasure hunter who accidentally awakens a cursed Egyptian priest with supernatural powers — also cemented Fraser as a bankable action hero.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    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
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
Noun
  • In the first song, JJ dresses up as a puppy and joins his family on a visit to the pumpkin patch.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The only thing that kept me going was my puppy, Harlem.
    Sheck Mulbah, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After weeks of voting and several adorable contenders in our Cutest Dog in Fort Worth contest, one pup stood out among the rest.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The video shows Victoria (@viccttoorriia) driving home after just having adopted her pup.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The strategy has raised concerns with a federal watchdog agency that has tracked the VA’s IT acquisition, implementation and support strategy for decades, with auditors concerned that the department must first address its shortcomings to successfully modernize.
    Patricia Kime, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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    Rose Evans November 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Gundog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gundog. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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