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Recent Examples of police dog
The initial indictment came weeks before Calhoun was due to be released from state prison, where he was returned in 2023 to finish serving a four-year term for assaulting a police officer, trying to strangle a police dog, burglary and other charges.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
Orinda police, the California Highway Patrol and East Bay Regional Park police helped Lafayette police and sheriff’s office deputies surround the area, and Lee said a police dog found one of the suspects.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Deputies once again conducted a traffic stop, and a police dog sniffed out illicit substances.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
The 23-year-old man was suicidal and held a butcher’s knife to his own throat before charging at officers and stabbing both Officer Mark Moore and a police dog at an Aurora apartment complex.
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Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
Orinda police, the California Highway Patrol and East Bay Regional Park police helped Lafayette police and sheriff’s office deputies surround the area, and Lee said a police dog found one of the suspects.
—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Deputies once again conducted a traffic stop, and a police dog sniffed out illicit substances.
—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
The 23-year-old man was suicidal and held a butcher’s knife to his own throat before charging at officers and stabbing both Officer Mark Moore and a police dog at an Aurora apartment complex.
—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police dog
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Chapters of the book are told from the perspective of Nash, Roxie’s mother’s guide dog.
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Before Darcy could reply, Philip opened the door and walked in with his guide dog, Russ.
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Carroll County Fire & EMS is exploring ways to improve care for injured working dogs after hosting a training course that taught responders canine first aid, trauma care and animal handling techniques.
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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.
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Most importantly: Ian finds and adopts Rollo, the greatest wolf dog who ever lived.
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Silver moment of the Games: Everyone loved it when Nazgul, the 2-year-old Czech wolf dog, joined the women’s cross-country competition at the end and ran, without benefit of skis, across the finish line.
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Denali Puppy Cam The National Park Service announced the Denali National Park's sled dog puppy cam earlier last month.
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This is where the Alaska Railroad train station, sled dog kennels, and the majority of visitor centers are located.
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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).
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Unlike the children, who look like waxy versions of my own, this is my husband, with the soft face and the plaid shirt and the puppy dog— Eyes.
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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20dog. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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