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The figurine could also represent an ancestor of the Icelandic sheepdog, a type of Nordic Spitz dog.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Smaller, longer-nosed dogs such as Shetland sheepdogs or whippets had the longest life expectancy, with a median of 13.3 years.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
This year’s floats include a giant dragon surrounded by musical instruments to celebrate the city of Alhambra’s primarily Asian and Latino communities, a sheepdog listening to a gramophone, and a hippie bus exploring the 1960s era of music.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2024
The tradition started in 1996 as a small community gathering and has since grown into nearly a week of farm-to-table dinners, cooking and food demonstrations, wool workshops, a folklife fair, sheepdog trials, and a parade.
—Emily Cappiello, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Smaller, longer-nosed dogs such as Shetland sheepdogs or whippets had the longest life expectancy, with a median of 13.3 years.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
This year’s floats include a giant dragon surrounded by musical instruments to celebrate the city of Alhambra’s primarily Asian and Latino communities, a sheepdog listening to a gramophone, and a hippie bus exploring the 1960s era of music.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2024
The tradition started in 1996 as a small community gathering and has since grown into nearly a week of farm-to-table dinners, cooking and food demonstrations, wool workshops, a folklife fair, sheepdog trials, and a parade.
—Emily Cappiello, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
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The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
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In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019
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At least, this was what some of the first dinosaur hunters in the West said.Caroline Winterer / Made by History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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From these and other bits of evidence, Dart concluded that Australopithecus had been a ferocious hunter who had wielded animal bones as clubs.Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Will this year be different? → 8 puppies saved from trash can at Fort Worth park → 2 to 3 inches of snow possible this week [Get our breaking news alerts.Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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Woman Fosters Starving Dog Who Showed Up On Her Porch By Alyce Collins Life and Trends Reporter 0 Internet viewers have been left in tears after watching a clip of a starving boxer puppy that showed up on a woman's porch in search of help.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Days after reviving her personal social media on Jan. 1, the 43-year-old Duchess posted a Reel Tuesday, with a montage from her life with the pup since his 2015 adoption in Canada.Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Elder has been able to secure a foster carer for the pups in the short-term, but in the long-term, all three are in need of forever homes.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
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But the Saarloos wolf dog’s German-shephard-like face usually sets it apart.Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2023
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Written for active sportsmen who love to read, each issue is a big, thick volume packed with stories on all the things sportsmen love: guns, knives, adventures, art, gundogs, collectibles, along with biographies of legendary writers, craftsmen, artists and more.Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
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Meet sled dogs, take photos at the photo booth and more.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The American Kennel Club says sled dogs likely evolved in Mongolia about 35,000 to 30,000 years ago, but people didn't start using these dogs to pull sleds until about 3,000 years ago.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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But the veterinarian suggested that Ms. Booth drive Lily, a redbone coonhound, to the office and take the virtual appointment in the parking lot.Emily Anthes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
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Smokey, the Vols’ lovely bluetick coonhound mascot and the rest of the pups, had to be covering their eyes at this one, only made worse as this was the only FBS-FCS matchup of the entire weekend.Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
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“Sheepdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheepdog. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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