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Recent Examples of police dog
In his time with Conway, Wood served as a patrol officer, police dog handler, field training officer and SWAT team member.
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
The Milwaukee Police Department announced the death of a beloved retired police dog, Rocky.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Nov. 2025
After a multi-agency search, a police dog handler found her naked body concealed under palm fronds at a sports ground just beyond a wire fence near the caravan park — six days after she was last seen, the newspaper reported.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The suspect fled the scene, and police, despite the help of a police dog, were not able to find him.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025
The Milwaukee Police Department announced the death of a beloved retired police dog, Rocky.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Nov. 2025
After a multi-agency search, a police dog handler found her naked body concealed under palm fronds at a sports ground just beyond a wire fence near the caravan park — six days after she was last seen, the newspaper reported.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The suspect fled the scene, and police, despite the help of a police dog, were not able to find him.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police dog
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Reading to a dog can increase a child’s self-esteem and confidence levels in reading, especially for struggling readers and helps to socialize guide dog puppies.—
Jeffrey F. Bill,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
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Training exercises like the flight simulation allow the dogs to better serve the visually impaired who may be in need of a guide dog one day.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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This happens if a dog doesn’t make it through training to become a working dog or when the dog retires.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
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Former Rhode Islander stepped up to adopt wolf dog That's when former Rhode Island resident Ron Monroe stepped in.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
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While Danish special forces do operate the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol — a special force which patrols remote, icy areas using sled dogs — that is just one part of its military presence.—
Laura Doan,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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One of the posts, published by the White House X account Wednesday, shows two groups of sled dogs with Danish flags, one path headed toward a U.S. flag and the other path headed toward the flags of Russia and China.—
Jason Abbruzzese,
NBC news,
16 Jan. 2026
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William Tong thought a puppy dog would be innocuous.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, quarterback Fernando Mendoza is the opposite: a big, smiling, slobbering puppy dog of a human being.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20dog. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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