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Recent Examples of sheepdog
Her mini Old English sheepdog and Wheaten terrier mix lived to be 17 years.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
Hold a koala, hand-feed kangaroos, or catch the sheepdog and free-flight raptor shows.
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Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
The show — which also featured a massive sheepdog named Ladadig — wasn’t a big hit, not making the year-end Top 30 in the three-network universe, but was popular in reruns in the 1970s.
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Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
15 Sep. 2025
The family lived in a home that resembled a castle, and their giant sheepdog, Ladadog, created lots of mayhem.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Sep. 2025
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
Hold a koala, hand-feed kangaroos, or catch the sheepdog and free-flight raptor shows.
—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
The show — which also featured a massive sheepdog named Ladadig — wasn’t a big hit, not making the year-end Top 30 in the three-network universe, but was popular in reruns in the 1970s.
—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
15 Sep. 2025
The family lived in a home that resembled a castle, and their giant sheepdog, Ladadog, created lots of mayhem.
—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheepdog
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The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.
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In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.
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His remains were unearthed in 2022, along with 13 others, as archeologists were working to preserve shallow battlefield graves from erosion and relic hunters.
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In Switzerland, the small town of Bad Ragaz was built around the mineral-rich Tamina Gorge, discovered by hunters in 1240.
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The plane doubles as a playset and airship and features more than 15 pieces, including a puppy companion.
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The former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star also shared pictures of himself and his wife holding and doting over the new puppy.
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The pup was taken to CACC to be evaluated by a vet.
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The pup also looks out for her owners' health and well-being.
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Terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry, on average, the museum said.
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Written for active sportsmen who love to read, each issue is a big, thick volume packed with stories on all the things sportsmen love: guns, knives, adventures, art, gundogs, collectibles, along with biographies of legendary writers, craftsmen, artists and more.
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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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Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.
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But the veterinarian suggested that Ms. Booth drive Lily, a redbone coonhound, to the office and take the virtual appointment in the parking lot.
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“Sheepdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheepdog. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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