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https://randombitsoffascination.com/2025/09/09/the-forgotten-kitchen-helper-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-turnspit-dog/
The turnspit dog, also known by its Latin nickname Vernepator Cur (meaning “the dog that turns the wheel”), was a breed developed specifically for the kitchen. Their job was simple but exhausting: run inside a wooden wheel, like a hamster wheel, which was connected to a spit over an open fire. As the dog ran, it turned the spit, keeping the meat cooking evenly over the flames.