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Recent Examples of police dog
In his time with Conway, Wood served as a patrol officer, police dog handler, field training officer and SWAT team member.
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
The Milwaukee Police Department announced the death of a beloved retired police dog, Rocky.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Nov. 2025
After a multi-agency search, a police dog handler found her naked body concealed under palm fronds at a sports ground just beyond a wire fence near the caravan park — six days after she was last seen, the newspaper reported.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The suspect fled the scene, and police, despite the help of a police dog, were not able to find him.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
The Milwaukee Police Department announced the death of a beloved retired police dog, Rocky.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Nov. 2025
After a multi-agency search, a police dog handler found her naked body concealed under palm fronds at a sports ground just beyond a wire fence near the caravan park — six days after she was last seen, the newspaper reported.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The suspect fled the scene, and police, despite the help of a police dog, were not able to find him.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police dog
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Originally bred as a guide dog in the 1960s, the standard goldendoodle—a crossbreed of a golden retriever and poodle—weighs an average of 50 to 90 pounds.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Stevens Chan, the subject of the film and a disability rights campaigner alongside his late guide dog LaShawn, struggled to remember Robinson when contacted by Deadline.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Great Pyrenees is a large, thickly-coated, and immensely powerful working dog originally bred to guard livestock on the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Ever since then, the park has maintained working dog teams, although their job has since evolved.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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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
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Larger dogs tend to have more wolf ancestry, and certain working breeds, such as Arctic sled dogs, wild-dog breeds, and hunting dogs, are more likely to have this trait.—
Ritsuko Kawai,
Wired News,
25 Dec. 2025
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The scientists noted multiple patterns in their analysis, including higher wolf ancestry in larger dogs and in those who are bred as Arctic sled dogs, pariah breeds, and hunting dogs, per the American Museum of Natural History.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
26 Nov. 2025
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William Tong thought a puppy dog would be innocuous.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, quarterback Fernando Mendoza is the opposite: a big, smiling, slobbering puppy dog of a human being.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20dog. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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