Thesaurus results for SHEEPDOG

sheepdog

noun

Definition of sheepdog

as in wolfhound

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Recent Examples of sheepdog Meanwhile, all eight dogs — which included a labradoodle, mini dachshund, mountain dog, Aussie mix, sheepdog, lab mix and two huskies — were all found safe. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 There’s a great Wings photo that fans cherish — a day in the Scottish highlands, the family farm, Paul and the band playing a jolly game of footie while his sheepdog muse Martha joins in, chasing the ball. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026 The golden retriever and Labrador retrievers, popular pets who have never won Best in Show, were fan favorites, as were a Sussex spaniel named Goober and one of the Best in Show competitors, an Old English sheepdog named Graham. — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026 Finalists included an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie and an old English sheepdog dubbed Graham. — CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sheepdog

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Noun

The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.

— Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.

— Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019

Definition of wolfhound

Noun

Among his trophies are an Alaskan moose and caribou, wild boars, bears, whitetail deer, Catalina goats and more mule deer bucks than some hunters see in a lifetime.

— Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
Rattlesnakes are lazy hunters that wait in the shadows for prey to approach.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of hunter

Noun

Only the prolonged application of his best puppy-dog eyes and an earnest threat of self-harm softens up the old girl, but with caveats.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
James Bowshier and his wife walked into their local animal shelter to look at a puppy but another dog caught their attention.

— Sydney Page, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of puppy

Noun

That extra piece of siding near the entrance helps prevent wind and rain from entering the dog house, keeping your pup dry and warm in the winter.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Salsa was rescued once as a pup during an Unprecedented Mortality Event, released in 2015, re-stranded due to a fishing entanglement and deemed non-releasable by the federal government.

— Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pup

Noun

Terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry, on average, the museum said.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Nov. 2025
Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.

— Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023

Definition of gundog

Noun

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.

— Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound, and get him medical help.

— Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022

Definition of coonhound

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