sheepdog vs watchdog

sheepdog

noun
  • A breed of dog used for guarding sheep. 

  • A breed of dog, used for herding sheep. 

  • A police officer. 

verb
  • To chaperon or shepherd. 

watchdog

noun
  • A guard dog. 

  • An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically. 

verb
  • To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn. 

  • To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer. 

How often have the words sheepdog and watchdog occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )