working dog

/ˌwʌrkɪŋ dɔg/

Other forms: working dogs

Definitions of working dog

1. noun

   any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs
   types:

   guard dog, watchdog

   a dog trained to guard property

   sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog

   any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep

   police dog

   any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking

   Sennenhunde

   any of four Swiss breeds

   boxer

   a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany

   mastiff

   an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog

   bull mastiff

   large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff

   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

   Great Dane

   very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog

   guide dog, seeing-eye dog

   a dog trained to guide the blind

   hearing dog

   dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds

   Saint Bernard, St Bernard

   a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog

   seizure-alert dog

   a dog that can alert or assist people with seizure disorders

   sled dog, sledge dog

   a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team

   Eskimo dog, husky

   breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog

   kuvasz

   long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog

   attack dog

   a watchdog trained to attack on command

   housedog

   a dog trained to guard a house

   schipperke

   breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium

   Belgian sheepdog, Belgian shepherd

   hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep

   briard

   old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat

   kelpie

   an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears

   komondor

   Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog; used also as guard dog

   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

   Shetland, Shetland sheep dog, Shetland sheepdog

   a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands

   collie

   a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland

   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

   Bouvier des Flandres, Bouviers des Flandres

   rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle

   Rottweiler, rottweiler

   German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs

   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

   pinscher

   any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped

   Greater Swiss Mountain dog

   the largest of the four Swiss breeds

   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

   Appenzeller

   a smaller of the four Swiss breeds

   EntleBucher

   the smallest of the Sennenhunde

   Tibetan mastiff

   very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia

   French bulldog

   small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head

   Seeing Eye dog

   (trademark) a guide dog trained to guide a blind person

   Alaskan malamute, malamute, malemute

   breed of sled dog developed in Alaska

   Siberian husky

   breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes

   type of:

   Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog

   a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds