sheepdog

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Recent Examples of sheepdog Viewers were brought to tears after an owner decided to keep several of a mama dog's puppies and raise them as sheepdogs. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 As a fourth-generation sheepdog handler in Wales, the training genes run strong in him. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 But a recent program introduced sheepdogs, which guard the flocks from the predators and direct the cats to hunt their natural prey, reducing interactions with the gauchos. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025 Also in the mix: in-laws, unexpected guests, and a large sheepdog. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheepdog
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Noun
  • The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019
Noun
  • After getting a chocolate Labrador retriever, a young woman was expecting to have a good hunter in the house.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In a league full of flashy stat hunters, Rollins brings his lunch pail and just goes to work.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And, seeing the pair playing, another puppy becomes interested in the game, too, and starts jumping around with them.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In January, Raoul’s office charged a Round Lake man with multiple felonies for allegedly orchestrating an internet scam that advertised puppies for sale to lure victims.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In many day care facilities, dogs are separated based on their size or even their age, but one daycare's unique way of separating their pups has gone viral online, and the internet is obsessed.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Keep your pup entertained with this activity mat, $16.99 on Amazon, which features eight places to hide food or treats.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 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
  • Written for active sportsmen who love to read, each issue is a big, thick volume packed with stories on all the things sportsmen love: guns, knives, adventures, art, gundogs, collectibles, along with biographies of legendary writers, craftsmen, artists and more.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.
    Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
Noun
  • The kennel team is now down one person after Flaherty was fired last week, which could impact how tourists interact with the sled dogs.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Visit with sled dogs Denali National Park is home to the National Park Service's only working kennel of sled dogs.
    Lisa Maloney, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2023
Noun
  • But the veterinarian suggested that Ms. Booth drive Lily, a redbone coonhound, to the office and take the virtual appointment in the parking lot.
    Emily Anthes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Smokey, the Vols’ lovely bluetick coonhound mascot and the rest of the pups, had to be covering their eyes at this one, only made worse as this was the only FBS-FCS matchup of the entire weekend.
    Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022

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“Sheepdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheepdog. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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