Thesaurus results for WORKING DOG

working dog

noun

Definition of working dog

as in guide dog

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Recent Examples of working dog This happens if a dog doesn’t make it through training to become a working dog or when the dog retires. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026 The Great Pyrenees is a large, thickly-coated, and immensely powerful working dog originally bred to guard livestock on the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain. — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 These puppies, believed to be a collie-working dog crossbreed, were left in the park, posing a threat to the local wildlife. — 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 See All Example Sentences for working dog

Recent Examples of Synonyms for working dog

Noun

Chapters of the book are told from the perspective of Nash, Roxie’s mother’s guide dog.

— Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 June 2026
Before Darcy could reply, Philip opened the door and walked in with his guide dog, Russ.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

Definition of guide dog

Noun

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

Definition of wolf dog

Noun

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