rescue dog

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noun

a dog trained to assist rescue workersSee also search dog

a dog that has been placed in a new home after being abused, neglected, or abandoned by its previous owner

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Words nearby rescue dog

rescission, rescissory, rescript, Rescriptor, rescue, rescue dog, rescue grass, rescue mission, reseal, research, research and development

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How to use rescue dog in a sentence

Indeed, although he works here in the old town, he lives in the new part of the city where he walks his dog in the morning.
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Up till then I was just a dog-assed heavy, one of the posse.
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He was killed by his captors during the U.S. rescue attempt in Yemen in December.
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As night fell, the rescue operation slowed and sea conditions worsened.
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It took 12 hours to rescue just 100 passengers overnight Sunday.
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A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
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A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
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The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.
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These words were uttered in a guarded whisper by a boy about seventeen years of age, to a great dog that stood by his side.
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At the word of command, the dog crouched down, his whole body quivering with excitement.
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