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Recent Examples of sled dogThe research could prove critical to preserving healthy sled dog populations far into the future.—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 10 July 2025 The 2006 adventure film revolves around a team of husky sled dogs struggling to survive in Antarctica after a devastating snowstorm—and Ilardi quickly realized that Atlas was paying attention.—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 Even with highly efficient motors, a robot like Spot would need a battery dozens of times more powerful than today’s to match the endurance of a sled dog.—James Pikul, The Conversation, 2 June 2025 Wolf-dogs are quarrelsome, but not a great deal more so than normal sled dogs.—Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sled dog
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.
The sorrowful puppy dog eyes were all because the owner’s tuxedo cat was curled up among the blankets in Rocky’s crate (despite having a bed of his own).
He was contacted a short distance away, on Orange Avenue, where officers tried to de-escalate the situation, including deploying beanbags and a police dog, Easter said.
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Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
Stevens Chan, the subject of the film and a disability rights campaigner alongside his late guide dog LaShawn, struggled to remember Robinson when contacted by Deadline.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Working dogs What’s the difference between a guide dog or service dog and emotional support animals?
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