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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Aug. 2025
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working dog
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Chapters of the book are told from the perspective of Nash, Roxie’s mother’s guide dog.
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Before Darcy could reply, Philip opened the door and walked in with his guide dog, Russ.
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Police searched the surrounding area and mountains, reported Asahi Shimbun, while Japan Today noted that a police dog detected a human scent near the waterfall.
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While on the ground, officers fired additional bean bag rounds, including one that allegedly broke his leg, and twice sent a police dog at him.
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Denali Puppy Cam The National Park Service announced the Denali National Park's sled dog puppy cam earlier last month.
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This is where the Alaska Railroad train station, sled dog kennels, and the majority of visitor centers are located.
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That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.
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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.
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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).
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Unlike the children, who look like waxy versions of my own, this is my husband, with the soft face and the plaid shirt and the puppy dog— Eyes.
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“Working dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20dog. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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