He had a dirty, half-starved dog under one arm which was cringing away from the sight of them, and Meg got up at once and said, "Oh, the poor beast, let me have him.

Goats, sheep, and half-starved dogs wandered freely amongst hordes of women, children, and old men.

The only things that moved in its empty streets were a few half-starved dogs and the endlessly blowing wind.

A half-starved dog growled at him as he passed.

The 30m wide isthmus of Eaglehawk Neck that was the only connection to the mainland was fenced and guarded by soldiers, man traps and half-starved dogs.

In winter there was less stench, though half-starved dogs roamed the streets, occasionally attacking travellers.

Nothing living moved in the village except for one half-starved dog that ignored the passing ship as it trotted out of sight behind the toppled walls of what appeared to have been an inn.

Stapleton kept a huge, half-starved, vicious dog (played by a Great Dane) trained to attack individual members of the Baskervilles after prolonged exposure to their scent.

These qualities the Northmen value and praise, although such a woman would not attract a glance in the City of Peace but would be accounted no better than a half-starved dog with protruding ribs.

A half-starved dog that looked like Wolf was skulking about it.