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dog work

American  

noun

Informal.
  1. tedious labor; drudgery.


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“Just the way that we respond to dogs intuitively as humans actually can end up really reinforcing the very behaviors that we’re trying to help the dog work out of,” Forbes said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

“We will be doing some cadaver dog work on some suspected graves that we found last year working with the park archaeologist,” Eichhorst said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2020

Carswell is one of 14 prisons throughout the country that the organization works with to raise puppies for service dog work, said Courtney Craig, public relations coordinator for the Canine Companions south central region.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2017

It's like if you have a doberman and you don't let the dog work, it's going to get a little… hyperactive.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2013

Many times did my friend and her dog work their way through it, while I waited outside, and considered the admirable tactics of the wary warbler.

From Little Brothers of the Air by Miller, Olive Thorne