Do you know what a turnspit dog was?

[Bretrick]

The Turnspit dog was a short-legged, long-bodied dog bred to run on a wheel, called a turnspit or dog wheel, to turn meat.
The breed is now extinct.
Shaking my head with sadness learning this.

 

[JustDave]

That's automation for ya.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Sad for dogs and even sadder for young boys that were often forced to sit for hours turning a spit containing food that they would never taste, earning a beating for their efforts if they fell asleep and scorched the meat.