housedog

The door-bell rang; the bark of the housedog was answered by the little spaniel, which jumped off its cushion and ran into the hall; servants with lights passed to and fro; all was bustle and confusion.

Stuart of Dunleath: A Story of Modern Times 1851

This for her own sake as much as for his; since a housedog is worthless until it learns that each and every indoor object must be respected and held sacred from mutilation.

Further Adventures of Lad Albert Payson Terhune 1907

Lady had all the promise of becoming a perfect housedog.

Further Adventures of Lad Albert Payson Terhune 1907

She was a devoted slave, just a bit unreasonable -- a veritable housedog who in the zeal of guardianship barks more than is necessary at the stranger who passes.

Saint Augustin Louis Bertrand 1903

My housedog, who made a huge noise within doors, was sufficiently punished for his want of politics and _moderation_, for the next day but one his leg was almost chopped off by an unknown hand.

Hetty Wesley Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

The housedog he flees after me -- why was I born a cat?

Fly Leaves Charles Stuart Calverley 1857

The Leap-frog said nothing; but people gave it as their opinion, that he therefore thought the more; and when the housedog snuffed at him with his nose, he confessed the Leap-frog was of good family.

Andersen's Fairy Tales 1840

He bought a blunderbuss, two pairs of pistols, and a huge housedog.

My Novel — Volume 09 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

He bought a blunderbuss, two pairs of pistols, and a huge housedog.

My Novel — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

If not treated, the skunk stink stuck to a dog cannot only end a hunt but can also lose you your place in a motel room and can cause real problems back home for a housedog or even a dog that lives outside in a kennel.

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