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  • Was already up and singing a Garth Brooks ballad, accompanied by the paw of horses, an occasional moo, and the good-natured yip-yip of dogs.

    Burned Ellen Hopkins 2008

  • With a yell of defiance he leaped into the saddle and dug his fist into the animal's side, uttering a shrill, "yip-yip!"

    The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail Frank Gee Patchin 1893

  • Horses neigh and cowboys occasionally whistle and "yip-yip" encouragement to the herd.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • My friends, consumed with talking about the neighbor's annoying yip-yip dog, don't seem to notice.

    Phoenix New Times | Complete Issue 2010

  • Ever since arf Nigel Lythgoe arf me for mommy arf $10,000 - yip-yip!

    Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines 2009

  • But there is a sense of resilience here too, there in the gaiety of the pansies in the flower tubs, the women bare-legged in the sunshine, couples deep in conspiratorial conversation on wooden benches, babies in pushchairs, the yip-yip of dogs, the clop of heels along the pavement.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • First of all Kid, your little cliched bumper-sticker slogan yip-yip that "those …

    Chicago Reader 2010

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