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Recent Examples of sheepdog
Her mini Old English sheepdog and Wheaten terrier mix lived to be 17 years.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Hold a koala, hand-feed kangaroos, or catch the sheepdog and free-flight raptor shows.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
The show — which also featured a massive sheepdog named Ladadig — wasn’t a big hit, not making the year-end Top 30 in the three-network universe, but was popular in reruns in the 1970s.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
The family lived in a home that resembled a castle, and their giant sheepdog, Ladadog, created lots of mayhem.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Hold a koala, hand-feed kangaroos, or catch the sheepdog and free-flight raptor shows.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
The show — which also featured a massive sheepdog named Ladadig — wasn’t a big hit, not making the year-end Top 30 in the three-network universe, but was popular in reruns in the 1970s.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
The family lived in a home that resembled a castle, and their giant sheepdog, Ladadog, created lots of mayhem.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheepdog
Noun
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The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.—
Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2023
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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
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Let the python hunters go in there and do their thing.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sportsmen’s groups generally connect recreational shooters and hunters, and at the congressional level the caucus is bipartisan.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The royal family is seen lying side-by-side in a grassy meadow with their dogs, Orla, an English black cocker spaniel, and a recent addition to the family, a cocker spaniel puppy from Orla's litter.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Also, limit your puppy or unvaccinated dog’s exposure to other dogs, The Animal Foundation advised.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Others couldn’t get over the pup’s persistence.—
Sara Vallone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Apr. 2026
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The video of the pup has quickly gone viral, with the contrast between a high-stakes NFL moment and a dog’s quiet persistence resonating with viewers across social media.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry, on average, the museum said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
26 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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Most importantly: Ian finds and adopts Rollo, the greatest wolf dog who ever lived.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Silver moment of the Games: Everyone loved it when Nazgul, the 2-year-old Czech wolf dog, joined the women’s cross-country competition at the end and ran, without benefit of skis, across the finish line.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jessie Holmes and his team of sled dogs successfully defended their Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race title this week, becoming the first musher to accomplish the feat in a decade.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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The grueling sled dog race covers about 1,000 miles in the Alaska wilderness.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Sheepdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheepdog. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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