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Turnspit dogs
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:33 am
by Snooz
I had never heard of these before.
The Rise And Fall Of The Working Dog That Turned The Roasting Spit : The Salt : NPR
Turnspit dogs
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:39 am
by Oscar Namechange
I've never heard of that either although dogs were used for labour far more back then.
Turnspit dogs
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:45 am
by FourPart
As with the Historical Dog Cart:
Dogcart (dog-drawn) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turnspit dogs
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 11:37 am
by Snooz
What's sad about this story is that these dogs no longer exist. The "breed" was allowed to die off when they were no longer needed.
Turnspit dogs
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 12:12 pm
by FourPart
Surely, seeing as breeds are man made anyway, they can always be re-introduced through a repeat of the selective breeding - just as it was the first time round.
Turnspit dogs
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:12 pm
by LarsMac
I showed that picture to Pitstop and suggested we try it out on the barbeque and save some electricity.
She is now sitting on the wife's office, avoiding me.
I guess she isn't going for it.
Turnspit dogs
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:57 pm
by Snooz
You're probably going to find some poo in your slipper in the morning.
Turnspit dogs
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:16 pm
by LarsMac
She has NO sense of humor.