Dog power

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Dog power

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Dog-Treadmill
Back in the day dogs earned their keep, really… Here’s a great article (and drawings) of horse, sheep and dog powered contraptions… [via] – Link.

More:

  • Dog Power – Link.
  • Museum of Retro technology – Link.

Dog powered transportation:

  • Dog Powered Scooter – Link.

3 thoughts on “Dog power

  1. Stokes says:

    The Hadley Farm Museum in Hadley, Massachusetts has a dog-powered washing machine. Since I grew up nearby, it was a common (and cheap) field trip for grade schoolers. I always considered the dog treadmill to be the highlight of the trip. I remember it looking a lot like those pictured above.

  2. Holly says:

    Ummmm

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