man's best friend

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—used to refer to a dog or to dogs as a group

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Ancient dog bone reveals when man's best friend migrated to North America Some of the treatments that Richter include red light laser therapy, sessions in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and therapy on a water treadmill. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2024 While everyone loves a good story about man's best friend, both the book and the film don't necessarily have the happiest of endings. —

and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 30 July 2024 This Regal Beagle horndog was truly man's best friend. —

Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024 But this theory does not translate to man's best friend, the research shows. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2024 Loyal is not alone in looking for ways to extend the life of man's best friend. —

Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023 If dogs are a man's best friend, then hummingbirds are a man's best backyard companion. —

Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2023 Between the unconditional love, adorable playfulness, and all-around cuddly cuteness, man's best friend is, well, totally paw-some! —

Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 25 Aug. 2023

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