The Turnspit dog is extinct today And that is because the roasting jack took over its job The Turnspit dog was specifically bred to turn spits while meat was being roasted, hence the name It was also called the Vernepator Cur, which means "the dog that turns the wheel" Its scientific name, Canis vertigus, means "dizzy dog" Apparently, people got dizzy from watching Golden retrievers and some setters reflect this extinct breed Turnspit or Kitchen Dog Wiktionary The dog was a slenderbodied and shortlegged dog to run a wheel identified as a kitchen dog In the 16th century in England, this dear dog developed The dog was exercised in the kitchen to prepare food The dog ran inside the wheel like a squirrel The ring was running, theDogpower, however, has always been limited in its application by the limited horsepower of the average dog The bestknown use of dogpower is probably the dogsled for travel over ice and snow This gallery of the museum focuses on the more unusual
