leading dog

British  

noun

1. a dog trained to lead a flock of sheep to prevent them breaking or stampeding

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Example Sentences

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

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

Months later, marshals stormed his Hawaii home, leading Dog out in handcuffs — a result of a Mexican extradition case against him, eventually thrown out.

From New York Times

The two leading dog DNA tests for consumers are the Mars-owned Wisdom Panel, which a company official said has been used to test more than a million dogs, and Embark.

From Washington Post

Personally selected by Walt Disney himself, Taylor voiced the leading dog Pongo in the 1961 animated film.

From Los Angeles Times