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Recent Examples of puppy dogHis puppy dog demeanor was back, replacing the hangdog expression earlier.—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 There are errands to be run and exploring to be done, and the turn of the knob brings out the puppy dog eyes.—Kimberly Dishongh, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2025 At one point, an android with puppy dog eyes is introduced, only to vanish a couple of scenes later.—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Jack, meanwhile, horrifies Doc with his truly terrible puppy dog face.—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for puppy dog
In a viral TikTok video, a dog owner revealed what her pup has to do every night before going to bed, and internet users can’t cope with it.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Keaton introduced Reggie to her social following in October 2020 with a reel featuring photos and video of the pup eating grass and bouncing around the yard.
That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.
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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.
Her favorite pieces she’s written for Outside are about competing on the Discovery show Naked and Afraid, being a woman alone in the woods, learning to write, and mischievous sled dog Blowhole.
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Blair Braverman,
Outside,
6 Aug. 2025
Counteracting that are the touching scenes where the trio bond with and care for sled dogs (rambunctious Billy is my favorite) at the school.
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