In sports, especially soccer, hockey, or basketball: not exerting much effort on the field, ice, or court except to wait for the ball or puck to come to you when your alone and have an easy shot at the goal or basket.
Bob is a lazy player but he has a lot of goals because he's bird dogging all of the time.
To hound or pursue something or someone. Intended to denote positive traits of perseverance, dedication, and hard work. Without malice.
Borrowing from "Bird Dog"...
To engage in the relentless pursuit of an objective or goal, often involving the accomplishment of tasks through other, less expedient people.
Derived from the use of a bird dog to hunt game.
The Inventory Analyst succeeded in "Bird Dogging" a delivery date from his otherwise usually helpful vendor.