Before electricity and modern appliances, kitchens relied on ingenuity—and sometimes, on dogs. One now-extinct breed, known as the Turnspit Dog, was specifically bred to help cook meals by running ...

The turnspit was a breed of dog that was once an essential part of every large kitchen in Britain. The small cooking canine was bred to run in a wheel that turned a roasting spit in cavernous kitchen ...

The turnspit dog was once an essential part of every large kitchen in Britain. Bred to run in a wheel that turned a roasting spit, the small but... Turnspit Dogs: The Rise And Fall Of The Vernepator ...

In an old hunting lodge on the grounds of an ancient Norman castle in Abergavenny, Wales, a small, extinct dog peers out of a handmade wooden display case. "Whiskey is the last surviving specimen of a ...