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police dog

noun

Definition of police dog

as in guide dog

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Recent Examples of police dog The police dog, identified by Ballinger as K9 Vick, was taken to a vet in serious condition after the shooting. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Two other officers and a police dog were hurt, Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger told reporters. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 Police searched the surrounding area and mountains, reported Asahi Shimbun, while Japan Today noted that a police dog detected a human scent near the waterfall. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 While on the ground, officers fired additional bean bag rounds, including one that allegedly broke his leg, and twice sent a police dog at him. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for police dog

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Noun

Salty Salty, another guide dog, took a different approach to save his owner, Omar Rivera.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, beneath Hingson’s desk, his guide dog, a yellow Labrador retriever named Roselle, was asleep.

— Diane Herbst, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of guide dog

Noun

As each dog learns to herd and manage livestock, progress is measured through a series of real-world challenges that test skill, instinct, and partnership, culminating in a final working dog competition where one is crowned Wonder Dog champion.

— Peter White, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Wolves killed or injured 42 head of livestock and one working dog during the last biological year, according to the annual report.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 May 2026

Definition of working dog

Noun

That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.

— Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.

— Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025

Definition of wolf dog

Noun

Kenny is super likable but kind of just follows Boyd around like a puppy dog.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby).

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of puppy dog

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