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Recent Examples of police dog
The trial proceeded for Amiri, who was convicted of violating a person’s civil rights with his police dog and falsifying records, but acquitted of conspiracy.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Other charges may be forthcoming, police said. K-9 kicked
Lake County Sheriff’s Office police dog Danno was reportedly not hurt despite being kicked in the head by a man during an arrest Wednesday.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Other charges may be forthcoming, police said. K-9 kicked
Lake County Sheriff’s Office police dog Danno was reportedly not hurt despite being kicked in the head by a man during an arrest Wednesday.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police dog
Noun
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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
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Joey may have failed as a guide dog, but he's certainly become a TikTok sensation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is how many working dogs think in and out of their respected fields.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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However, both breeds are notorious working dogs that are filled with energy.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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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
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These runtimes are a far cry from the eight- to 12-hour shifts expected of human workers – or the multiday endurance of sled dogs.—
James Pikul,
The Conversation,
2 June 2025
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The wolf howl is as savage and lonely a sound as ever fell on human ears (the howl of a Husky sled dog is almost identical).—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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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
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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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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20dog. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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