proverb  expression 

• better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

noun  noun (generic) 

• therapy dog

noun  noun (generic) 

• therapy dog

expression 

• when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off, when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked

godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to follow (someone) around, to cling (to), to dog, to hound, to harry, to pursue

Buddhism  noun  noun (generic) 

• offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice
• twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar
• year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)

noun  noun (generic) 

• salty dog (cocktail)

noun  noun (generic) 

• sheep dog

noun  noun (generic) 

• Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)

noun  noun (generic) 

• Fire Dog (23rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1946, 2006, 2066)