Thesaurus results for WOLF DOG

wolf dog

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as in bird dog

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Recent Examples of wolf dog That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required. — 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. — Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025 But the Saarloos wolf dog’s German-shephard-like face usually sets it apart. — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2023 These pups may share traits with wolves, but wolf dog breeds are just as adorable, energetic, and smart as any other doggo on the block. — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 July 2022

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This is where the Alaska Railroad train station, sled dog kennels, and the majority of visitor centers are located.

— Tamara Gane, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod sled dog race, which takes place annually in Alaska.

— Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Feb. 2026

Definition of sled dog

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Kenny is super likable but kind of just follows Boyd around like a puppy dog.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby).

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of puppy dog

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Its light also allowed the hunters to pursue their quarry long into the night, per the Old Farmer's Almanac.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
On a recent afternoon at Tukaway Farm in Hampshire, trainer Kim Angerman stood in the center of an arena, calling out instructions to two teen girls trying to turn a pair of thoroughbreds into show hunters and jumpers.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hunter

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Calhoun was serving a four-year sentence for a 2019 conviction on charges including assaulting a police officer, attempting to strangle a police dog, and burglary.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026
Ferrari was charged with injuries to a police dog, recklessly endangering another person and inflicting injury to a domestic animal, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of police dog

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