lap dogs

Tiny companion canines

Lap dogs are small breeds of dog suited to being held in a person's lap—companion animals bred for affection rather than work or hunting.

Figuratively, a lap dog is someone who follows another slavishly, eager to please without independent thought: The senator dismissed the committee as lap dogs for the administration.

Also spelled as one word: lapdogs.

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size and function

lap dogsgiant breeds

Oversized dog varieties

Great Danes · mastiffs · St. Bernards · Newfoundlands · Great Pyrenees

working purpose

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Dogs trained for tasks

guard dogs · herding dogs · hunting dogs · sled dogs · police dogs

independence and temperament

lap dogsferal dogs

Domesticated canines gone wild

wild dogs · wolves · dingoes · Basenjis · Akitas

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G