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Recent Examples of working dog
These puppies, believed to be a collie-working dog crossbreed, were left in the park, posing a threat to the local wildlife.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Maple’s new role demonstrates how specialized detection skills can be adapted to protect critical pollinators, and how a working dog’s career can take a second life, for the benefit of both bees and beekeepers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
This is how many working dogs think in and out of their respected fields.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The course is taught only three times a year with ten military working dog teams.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Maple’s new role demonstrates how specialized detection skills can be adapted to protect critical pollinators, and how a working dog’s career can take a second life, for the benefit of both bees and beekeepers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
This is how many working dogs think in and out of their respected fields.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The course is taught only three times a year with ten military working dog teams.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working dog
Noun
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Reading to a dog can increase a child’s self-esteem and confidence levels in reading, especially for struggling readers and helps to socialize guide dog puppies.—
Jeffrey F. Bill,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
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Training exercises like the flight simulation allow the dogs to better serve the visually impaired who may be in need of a guide dog one day.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When the deputy detected signs of criminal activity, a police dog was deployed to sniff the vehicle.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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At least one can be seen with a police dog.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod sled dog race, which takes place annually in Alaska.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Enjoy a private adventure with your family, a guide, and a pack of happy sled dogs that will transport you back to the golden age of mushing.—
Sara Hansen,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Silver moment of the Games: Everyone loved it when Nazgul, the 2-year-old Czech wolf dog, joined the women’s cross-country competition at the end and ran, without benefit of skis, across the finish line.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Former Rhode Islander stepped up to adopt wolf dog That's when former Rhode Island resident Ron Monroe stepped in.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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William Tong thought a puppy dog would be innocuous.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, quarterback Fernando Mendoza is the opposite: a big, smiling, slobbering puppy dog of a human being.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Working dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20dog. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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