sled dog

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Recent Examples of sled dog In just 20 years, the Greenlandic sled dog population has been cut in half, down from 25,000 to only 13,000. Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025 Most sled dogs are huskies and pointers, but Muppy didn’t get the memo. Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2025 At least 10,000 years ago, Arctic peoples were using selective breeding to create sled dogs, cold-tolerant animals with the stamina to pull heavy loads over long distances. Emily Anthes, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025 The kennel team is now down one person after Flaherty was fired last week, which could impact how tourists interact with the sled dogs. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sled dog
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Noun
  • 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.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • However, its initial observations have also highlighted its credentials as an asteroid hunter.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 June 2025
  • Florida’s native flamingo population, thought to be in the thousands, was wiped out in the early 1900s by hunters seeking the birds’ feathers and meat.
    Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Deputies located bone fragments and specks of human flesh on the property, and a police dog detected the scent of human remains.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
  • The Belgian Malinois died on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to a joint Instagram post shared by police dog equipment supplier Ray Allen Manufacturing and K9 Hurricane’s Heroes, a non-profit founded and run by the late dog’s longtime handler, Marshall Mirarchi.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Play a blind sport, like beep baseball or blind soccer, watch a guide dog demo, listen to live music and more.
    John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Joey may have failed as a guide dog, but he's certainly become a TikTok sensation.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

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