LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Dogs@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoThinking now...piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down13
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·29 days agoLiterally true and when the job is replaced by machinery, the dog becomes extinct. Witness: Turnspit Dogs: bred to run on wheels that turned a spit of meat over a fire. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnspit_dog
minus-squarebuffing_lecturer@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·28 days agoSmh it should have expanded its skillset to remain relevant in a changing job market.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·28 days agoSad that their owners didn’t value them enough as dogs to keep the breed alive when the job was no longer necessary. ;(
minus-squaresober_monk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·28 days agoThat is incredible. I wonder what other household tasks they were used for - like the animal appliances in the Flintstones.
Literally true and when the job is replaced by machinery, the dog becomes extinct.
Witness: Turnspit Dogs: bred to run on wheels that turned a spit of meat over a fire.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnspit_dog
Smh it should have expanded its skillset to remain relevant in a changing job market.
Sad that their owners didn’t value them enough as dogs to keep the breed alive when the job was no longer necessary. ;(
That is incredible. I wonder what other household tasks they were used for - like the animal appliances in the Flintstones.