service dog
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English
Noun
service dog (plural service dogs)
- A dog that assists a person who is physically handicapped or who suffers from a mental disability such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
- 2007 April 18, Rita Healy, “Echoes of Columbine”, in Time:
- A spinal cord injury will confine him to a wheelchair for life. . . . He has a service dog and lives alone in a one-bedroom apartment, although there are relatives nearby.
- 2011 June 11, Robin Finn, “Sunday Routine: Jessica Walter”, in New York Times, retrieved 5 Dec. 2011:
- Reggie was a “release” from Guiding Eyes; he kept leading his trainers into light poles, so he was deemed temperamentally unsuited to be a service dog.
- A dog which assists the work of military or law enforcement officials.
- 1959 August 6, Walter R. Fletcher, “Specialty Club German Shepherds' Best Friend”, in New York Times, page 23:
- The German Shepherd probably is the top all-round service dog. He had an enviable record with the K-9 Corps during World War II.
- 1991 March 20, “Dog tracks, bites suspect in burglary”, in The Press-Courier, USA, retrieved 5 Dec. 2011, page 11:
- A suspected burglar was tracked down by a police service dog and bitten early today.
- 2008 May 16, Pfc Alicia C. Torbush, “Service Dogs Retiring”, in Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, retrieved 5 Dec. 2011:
- Dago, a retired Army service dog, served as a bomb detecting dog with the 28th Military Police Detachment at Ft. Wainwright, Alaska for eight years.
Synonyms
- (dog that assists a handicapped person): assistance dog, aid dog, helper dog, support dog, guide dog
- (dog that assists military or police): police dog
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Translations
dog that assists a handicapped person or an official
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References
- “service dog”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.