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guard dog, watchdog
a dog trained to guard property
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sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog
any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
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police dog
any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking
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Sennenhunde
any of four Swiss breeds
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boxer
a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
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mastiff
an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
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bull mastiff
large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff
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English bulldog, bulldog
a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
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Great Dane
very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog
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guide dog
a dog trained to guide the blind
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hearing dog
dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds
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Saint Bernard, St Bernard
a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog
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seizure-alert dog
a dog that can alert or assist people with seizure disorders
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sled dog, sledge dog
a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team
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Eskimo dog, husky
breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
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kuvasz
long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog
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attack dog
a watchdog trained to attack on command
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housedog
a dog trained to guard a house
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schipperke
breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium
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Belgian sheepdog, Belgian shepherd
hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
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briard
old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat
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kelpie
an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears
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komondor
Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog; used also as guard dog
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Old English sheepdog, bobtail
large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
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Shetland, Shetland sheep dog, Shetland sheepdog
a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands
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collie
a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
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Border collie
developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle
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Bouvier des Flandres, Bouviers des Flandres
rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle
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Rottweiler
German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs
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German police dog, German shepherd, German shepherd dog, alsatian
breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind
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pinscher
any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped
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Greater Swiss Mountain dog
the largest of the four Swiss breeds
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Bernese mountain dog
large powerful long-haired black-coated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking; formerly used for draft
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Appenzeller
a smaller of the four Swiss breeds
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EntleBucher
the smallest of the Sennenhunde
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Tibetan mastiff
very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia
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French bulldog
small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head
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Seeing Eye dog
(trademark) a guide dog trained to guide a blind person
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Alaskan malamute, malamute, malemute
breed of sled dog developed in Alaska
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Siberian husky
breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes
