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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

Awareness of police dog work and its dangers skyrocketed afterward.

From Washington Times Sep. 13, 2015

But it's not dog work, what I did for the group.

From The Guardian Oct. 14, 2010

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

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