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Recent Examples of police dog
The highest-paid was a state police dog handler, who received $439,000 overall, including the highest amount of overtime at $303,000.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
Deputies located bone fragments and specks of human flesh on the property, and a police dog detected the scent of human remains.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
The Belgian Malinois died on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to a joint Instagram post shared by police dog equipment supplier Ray Allen Manufacturing and K9 Hurricane’s Heroes, a non-profit founded and run by the late dog’s longtime handler, Marshall Mirarchi.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Those grants will go toward services for people about to be released from custody, purchase and training for police dogs and existing contracts for software and equipment, said county spokesperson Tammy Glenn.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
Deputies located bone fragments and specks of human flesh on the property, and a police dog detected the scent of human remains.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
The Belgian Malinois died on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to a joint Instagram post shared by police dog equipment supplier Ray Allen Manufacturing and K9 Hurricane’s Heroes, a non-profit founded and run by the late dog’s longtime handler, Marshall Mirarchi.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Those grants will go toward services for people about to be released from custody, purchase and training for police dogs and existing contracts for software and equipment, said county spokesperson Tammy Glenn.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 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
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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 18 Jul. 2025.
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