A dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate traces of accelerant at sites of a suspected arson.

A specialized form of police dog; trained to use its sense of smell to detect and locate evidence of illicit substances, from illegal drugs to explosives materials, which may be carried on a person in their effects.

A detection dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate illicit substances, such as drugs, which may be carried on a person in their effects.

(archaic, rare) Inhuman; cruel. / Very fond of dogs. / Subservient and lowly, like a pet dog.

A female dog; a bitch.

(dialect, dated) The spiny dogfish.

(cynology) A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.

plural of dog's breakfast

The fur of a dog.

A dog, such as a seeing-eye dog or a hearing-ear dog, which assists a person who is physically handicapped or who suffers from a mental disability such as post-traumatic stress disorder.