mutt
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Adrian Aceves, a physician living in downtown Washington, said he'd be staying in with his five-year-old mutt Rosy, "trying to distract her with treats and toys, and I will medicate her."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
I grew up with cats, dogs, birds, rats and bunnies, and my husband and I have a mutt, Mercy, whom we love dearly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Paul Conyngham's months-long quest to fight his rescue mutt Rosie's cancer has grabbed the attention of OpenAI boss Sam Altman, who called it an "amazing story" in an X post on Friday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
He’s a rescue mutt, and I like to joke he’s part Pyrenees, part psychopath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
“This mutt really wants to doggy-paddle,” Reggie said, doing double duty as dog-sitter and Felix's personal lifeguard.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
The test results said one of the dogs share the same amount of DNA as people do with their full siblings – and that they’re mutts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
Two days after being rescued, the 6-month-old mutts — one tiger-striped, the other jet black — mostly dozed on donated blankets amid chew toys, still drained from their ordeal.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
Miles is an All-American dog, the American Kennel Club’s name for mutts.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
Of the nearly 3.3 million dogs that enter U.S. animal shelters every year, many are mutts.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 1, 2023
The mutts fall to their bellies and skitter toward us on all fours.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
