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Recent Examples of police dog
The passenger, identified as Tyloine Reddick, was taken into custody after a brief struggle during which a state police dog bit Reddick in the left leg, according to body camera footage.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Deputies quickly arrested the teen and the 25-year-old was spotted hiding in a nearby neighborhood and arrested with the help of a police dog.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
After locating handgun ammunition in the SUV, Burbank PD used a helicopter and police dog named Spike to locate Alas along a steep embankment along the freeway.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Chase, a 7-year-old German Shepherd who does double duty as a police dog and spy.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Deputies quickly arrested the teen and the 25-year-old was spotted hiding in a nearby neighborhood and arrested with the help of a police dog.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
After locating handgun ammunition in the SUV, Burbank PD used a helicopter and police dog named Spike to locate Alas along a steep embankment along the freeway.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Chase, a 7-year-old German Shepherd who does double duty as a police dog and spy.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police dog
Noun
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At every rehearsal, Eliza's guide dog Zynga watches the action.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Reading to a dog can increase a child’s self-esteem and confidence levels in reading, especially for struggling readers and helps to socialize guide dog puppies.—
Jeffrey F. Bill,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the Air Force concurs with the overall recommendation in the report to increase the number of caretakers for military working dogs and to develop a plan to upgrade all of the kennel facilities.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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This happens if a dog doesn’t make it through training to become a working dog or when the dog retires.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Former Rhode Islander stepped up to adopt wolf dog That's when former Rhode Island resident Ron Monroe stepped in.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod sled dog race, which takes place annually in Alaska.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Enjoy a private adventure with your family, a guide, and a pack of happy sled dogs that will transport you back to the golden age of mushing.—
Sara Hansen,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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 13 Mar. 2026.
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