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Breed's Hill

(Encyclopedia)Breed's Hill: see Bunker Hill, battle of. ...

dog racing

(Encyclopedia)dog racing, trials of speed between dogs. Now contested on oval tracks, the sport developed from the ancient practice of coursing, in which specially trained dogs chase game animals in the open field....

dog days

(Encyclopedia)dog days, name for the most sultry period of summer, from about July 3 to Aug. 11. Named in early times by observers in countries bordering the Mediterranean, the period was reckoned as extending from...

toy dog

(Encyclopedia)toy dog, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate very small breeds of dogs kept as pets. Some are selectively bred diminutive forms of larger breeds and others are naturally smal...

prairie dog

(Encyclopedia)prairie dog, short-tailed, ground-living rodent, genus Cynomys, of the squirrel family, closely related to the ground squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots. There are several species, found in the W Unite...

coach dog

(Encyclopedia)coach dog: see Dalmatian.

Dog Star

(Encyclopedia)Dog Star: see Sirius.

raccoon dog

(Encyclopedia)raccoon dog: see tanuki.

police dog

(Encyclopedia)police dog: see German shepherd. ...

working dog

(Encyclopedia)working dog, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs raised by humans to herd cattle and sheep, as draft animals, as message dispatchers in wartime, in police and rescue wor...