leading dog
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The famed musher Leonhard Seppala owned Togo, who was a mess as a puppy—undisciplined, a flight risk—but turned out to be really good at leading dog teams.
From Slate ● May 8, 2023
But at first look, some viewers found the leading dog to be more distracting than nuanced; some complained online that they wished the studio had taken a different route.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2020
Blackman called Robert Milner - one of the leading dog trainers in the country and the owner of DuckHill Kennels in Somerville - and Milner said come on down.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2014
For years The New Yorker served as the leading dog park of the literati.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2013
But here, also, the leading dog only at first showed himself; on a certain whistle, which was a signal that all was right, they all hastened up.
From A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals by Billinghurst, Percy J.
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