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pooches

  • plural
    of pooch.
    pooch
    noun
    a dog.

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Unfamiliar surroundings and schedules can be stressful for pooches, but planning ahead can help a lot.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

More than 20,000 pooches of varying size, shape and personality will descend on Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre for the four-day showcase, with one claiming the coveted "Best in Show" crown late Sunday.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

They get all kinds, from well-to-do couples toting their toy pooches in the same designer bag as their medications, to criminally neglected unhoused people.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2026

The couple have been staying with a relative, crowding with their pooches into a 12’ by 12’ bedroom with access to a small yard.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2023

"I wonder the thretty sovereigns I gied ye the other day, when we tossed for them and the case o' kickshaws, havena' brunt yer pooches."

From The Lighthouse by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne