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Recent Examples of police dog
While on the ground, officers fired additional bean bag rounds at Evans, including one that allegedly broke his leg, and twice sent a police dog at him.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
As police and a police dog closed in, Richard shot and killed himself.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 24 June 2025
But the investigator and canine handler said Frank, which was born in the Czech Republic, is his first police dog.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Foreman suffered some undisclosed injuries from the police dog but was later released from a hospital.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
As police and a police dog closed in, Richard shot and killed himself.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 24 June 2025
But the investigator and canine handler said Frank, which was born in the Czech Republic, is his first police dog.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Foreman suffered some undisclosed injuries from the police dog but was later released from a hospital.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 May 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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Wolf-dogs are quarrelsome, but not a great deal more so than normal sled dogs.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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Thirty years ago, there were 30,000 sled dogs in Greenland.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
Noun
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His puppy dog demeanor was back, replacing the hangdog expression earlier.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 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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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20dog. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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