working dog

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Recent Examples of working dog State of play: Visitors can explore the Coast Guard Museum Northwest and see exhibits from the Navy League of the United States, Puget Sound Navy Museum and the U.S. Marine Corps, including artillery displays, military working dog demonstrations, pugil stick simulators and Humvee displays. Christine Clarridge, Axios, 31 July 2024 The report — which addresses the working conditions of working dogs — somehow escaped our noticed until we were scooped by our friends at USA Facts, a data evangelism and dissemination outfit founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 Advertisement Young saw the devastation to wildlife firsthand while doing research in Mongolia, where companion and working dogs often roam free. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024 But for search and rescue dogs and military working dogs that may operate beyond line of sight, or for people with some kinds of disabilities, neither of those communication options might be available. IEEE Spectrum, 22 July 2019 See All Example Sentences for working dog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for working dog
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
Noun
  • The pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Dog Man Dog Man is a family-friendly tale that tells the story of a police dog and his human officer who get injured on the job and, through a life-saving surgery, are fused together into one dog-man hybrid.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
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

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“Working dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20dog. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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