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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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Another star at a similar distance from Earth is Bellatrix, which shines at the left shoulder of the celestial hunter depicted in the constellation Orion.
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If the requirement is a dedicated Cold War-style submarine hunter optimized for deep-ocean warfare, the Seawolf remains one of the finest attack submarines ever produced.
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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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In the pictures, each pup has a leash of a different color attached to its collar.
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Walk down the boardwalk and stairs to the New River Gorge Bridge Overlook at Canyon Rim Visitor Center to snap a pic with your pup and ogle over the longest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
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Terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry, on average, the museum said.
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Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.
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That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.
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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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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 4 Jul. 2026.
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