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"Turnspit Dogs: The Rise And Fall Of The Vernepator Cur" by The Kitchen Sisters May 13, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/05/13/311127237/turnspit-dogs-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-vernepator-cur
"The Canis vertigus, or turnspit, was an essential part of every large kitchen in Britain in the 16th century. The small cooking canine was bred to run in a wheel that turned a roasting spit in cavernous kitchen fireplaces."
"The turnspit was bred especially to run on a wheel that turned meat so it would cook evenly. And that's how the turnspit got its other name: vernepator cur, Latin for "the dog that turns the wheel."
Posted by: Fat Man at May 23, 2014 3:58 PMSheesh.
Dog or goat treadmill. Sears Catalogue
Back from when Sears shipped out a catalogue.
Suitable for washing machine, butter churn, MAYBE water pump.
Gosh this takes me back. Reminds me of the White House press office
Posted by: Ralph Kinney Bennett at May 23, 2014 5:25 PMYou can train almost any dog. People, not so much.
Posted by: Scott M at May 25, 2014 12:48 AM
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