Example Sentences

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But he had a rough puppyhood, having been abandoned at a shelter where he suffered distemper, a viral disease and heartworm before being adopted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

There could be something that happened in their formative puppyhood months that put them on edge, or some medical issue or genetic quirk that makes them more anxious.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2023

The team repeated the experiment with 12 23-week-old Alaskan huskies, which they’d raised similarly since puppyhood.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 20, 2022

Earlier studies of canine cognitive dysfunction often drew from veterinary assessments in smaller populations of older dogs; this one is culled from dogs who range in age from puppyhood to mid-20s.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Once her puppyhood was spent, we lost all interest.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris