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sled dog

noun

Definition of sled dog

as in bird dog

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Recent Examples of sled dog This is where the Alaska Railroad train station, sled dog kennels, and the majority of visitor centers are located. — Tamara Gane, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026 The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod sled dog race, which takes place annually in Alaska. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sled dog

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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

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Yet Dunlap is also somewhat insulated from that critique due to his years spent as the executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, a pro-2nd Amendment group that supports hunters and fishermen.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Named the hunter’s moon, Native Americans traditionally took advantage of the bright moonlight to hunt for active wildlife and prepare food for the winter.

— Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

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The police dog was able to stand and walk out of the clinic Saturday morning before being carried to a sheriff’s patrol SUV for the ride home, video from the Sheriff’s Office showed.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
As police and a police dog closed in, Evonitz shot and killed himself.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of police dog

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Jackie Schiemann, who is nearly blind due to the disease achromatopsia, walks in Lake Michigan with her guide dog Tyrus at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk in Portage, Indiana, Friday, September 18, 2026.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Salty Salty, another guide dog, took a different approach to save his owner, Omar Rivera.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

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