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Recent Examples of police dogThe Burlington Police Department does not currently have a police dog program.—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Prosecutors have charged a man with three felonies, after he was accused of stabbing a Shawnee police dog over the weekend.—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025 He had been reincarcerated in 2023 to complete a four-year sentence for offenses including assaulting a police officer, attempting to strangle a police dog, burglary, and more.—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025 The team also suggests future research includes dogs with different life experiences, including free-ranging dogs, service dogs, and police dogs.—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for police dog
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.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas
Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.
Murphy barely generates a chuckle as a weary veteran intent on getting home for his anniversary (Eva Longoria, wasted as his wife) while Davidson’s horny puppy dog shtick wears thin after minute 10.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
His puppy dog demeanor was back, replacing the hangdog expression earlier.
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