Dog

radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter D.

The language supposedly spoken by dogs

Shakespeare could understand Human, the language used by people, as well as Dog, the telepathic speech with which canines communicated with each other.

Lara's biggest frustration was that she could only speak one language – her native tongue of Dog. She would have loved to learn to speak Human but this was beyond the spy-training programme.

I blinked. “I thought you were talking to Blake about a dog.” “Cath,” Jake said, “I'm trying to be more open about this. Didn't you just say that you could talk to animals?” The realization dawned on me. “I don't speak Dog very well, but it's worth a try.”

The eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

slangNewcastle Brown Ale

This article celebrates the fine city of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, situated in northeast England, and its gentle inhabitants, the Geordies. […] Oh yes. Nothing like a pint of dog to establish oneself as a suave sophisticate.

This popularity has led to another nickname for the beer in its local market: the Dog. Pubgoers in the Northeast often refer to their nightly trip to the pub as “going out to walk the dog.” And because Newcastle Brown Ale is often the beer they are seeking, the company has launched a whole new advertising campaign referring to its beer as "the Dog."

The Dog Star; Sirius.

But he must ever watch the northern Bear, Who from her frozen height with jealous eye Confronts the Dog and the Hunter in the south, And is alone not dipt in Ocean's stream.