The Curious Tale of Turnspit Dogs (Re-Issue)

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Considering how most dogs in the Western world these days are treated as a member of the family, it’s often easy to forget that the vast majority of our furry friends up until very recently were bred for a specific purpose. Perhaps no dog was bred for a more specific purpose than the now extinct, turnspit.
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@TodayIFoundOut 6 лет назад

Now that you know all about the turnspit dogs check out this video and find out What Happens When a Town Votes For a Dog or Cat to Be Mayor?: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vky-GLQg2Go.html

@TodayIFoundOut 7 лет назад

Sorry for the re-upload. We accidentally deleted the original. ;-) A normal new video will be up later today.

@coulsonbeach6390 7 лет назад

someone's in trouble!

@monsoon72 7 лет назад

Still good second time around.

@jaspr1999 7 лет назад

Oh darn! I'm SO upset at this horrendous re-upload! My life is shattered! The world is at an end! How can I possibly go on after such an earth shaking terrible event such as this! Next thing that will happen is dogs and cats will start sleeping together and worldwide mass hysteria! Oh, whoa is me!!! Thanks for the re-upload man. Enjoyed it again, and will probably watch it again as it's interesting... I mean, oh the humanity of it all!!! Have a wonderful one! Oh dear, oh dear.....

@acrefray 7 лет назад

At least you didn't accidentally delete your whole archive of Dr Who...

@Primalxbeast 7 лет назад

acrefray Too soon dude, too soon

@quixoticsonnet 7 лет назад

It looks like it could be closely related to a Jack Russell. Which partially explains why Jack Russells run around so much.

@1981bdt 7 лет назад

my brain in spinning from the idea that we had Flintstone technology before the Flintstone. I can just hear those dogs saying "eh, it's a living."

@CosmiaNebula 3 года назад

What is my purpose? You turn pits Oh my god

@laceneil4570 3 года назад

I read in a book that there were retired turnspit dogs involved in forming the Corgi breed.

@TVwriter23 5 лет назад

The main reason the breed wasn't saved from extinction was that many viewed it as common. Being that the dog was small I do wonder why no one thought hey lap dog.

@winnielynn171 2 месяца назад

Probably to hyper wouldn’t be good as a lapdog

@rachelburke5505 3 года назад

Did you know that before they went extinct, you had to own multiple Turnspit dogs because when each dog got too tired, they would jump out of the wheel and the other would take their place?

@benthomason3307 2 года назад

makes sense

@johnw1954 2 года назад

awwwwwww

@idwmbijpagu9505 5 лет назад

Maybe the turnspit dog was breed into different dogs, explaining why so many other breeds of dogs are kinda similar.

@dece4547 7 лет назад

They're like house elves

@oumardiop1 3 года назад

dobby lol

@madscientistshusta 7 лет назад

thats nothhing i power my furnace in my house by forcing 100 baby kittens jacked up on catnip to run on a treadmill

@drtyslzy 7 лет назад

Wow lucky

@AntifoulAwl 7 лет назад

i just use backpakers

@whatyousaidbud 7 лет назад

madscientistshusta ok so what do adult kittens look like? lol!

@fartfarmer4951 6 лет назад

I reckon I can build that they drop dead from exertion well before turning into adults

@ConnorNotyerbidness 7 лет назад

These people had a serious case of updog

@LogsMaggot 7 лет назад

Connor notyerbidness What's up dawg?

@snailman7989 5 лет назад

@@LogsMaggot not much, you?

@Sevenigma777 7 лет назад

How does one "accidently delete" RU-vid =video? After you click delete doesn't it ask you "are you sure you want to delete?"

@MrDarkmyths 7 лет назад

Could you do the history of whistling?

@acorgiwithacrown467 7 лет назад

poor dogs :(

@MaaZeus 7 лет назад

Yeah I had to stop watching at the training part. I can't help it but this kind of animal abuse makes me feel so, so angry. God damnit, if you are going to train a dog to do menial, repetive tasks (which I do not mind as an idea, dogs were originally bred to help us where our own strengths and senses fail) atleast do it with some dignity and respect for the animal. Dogs are not stupid and can learn without causing them fear and pain.

@z.deutch1334 7 лет назад

Some humans are dickheads

@bilbo1778 7 лет назад

MaaZeus - It stems from a basic belief that dogs are tools - not companions. Unfortunately this attitude is still pervasive in many regions of the US which is why puppy mills, dogfighting, and other forms of canine abuse still go on...

@mossycryptid6446 7 лет назад

poor puppos

@mogatdula 7 лет назад

have you ever considered condensing these clips into print form and selling a book, or a DVD? I'd buy one!

@JoJoJoker 7 лет назад

This video must have been as popular as the extinct Turnspit itself.

@tracymendiola8345 7 лет назад

Can you make a video explaining the origins of surnames or last names? and if we will eventually all have the same last name and if so, how long would that take?

@benthomason3307 2 года назад

First question: because there needed to be a way to distinguish John the Smith from John the Miller. Second Question: How would that even happen?

@benthomason3307 2 года назад

First question: because there needed to be a way to distinguish John the Smith from John the Miller. Second Question: How would that even happen?

@nunyabiz8305 7 лет назад

Why the re-post?

@shadowdragon992001 7 лет назад

the original post had like.. a whole minute and a half of no audio, and broken backgrounds.

@TodayIFoundOut 7 лет назад

Yes... "RU-vid" issue... Not at all that we accidentally deleted the original... It was RU-vid's fault... **chuckles nervously**

@mikestarr5160 7 лет назад

Today I Found Out Thank you, I did not see it

@damenwhelan3236 7 лет назад

Thomas White keeping animals for good is still a thing...

@FrennisDaemon 7 лет назад

Thomas White Um, not sure if you're being serious. Sled dogs, herding dogs, guide dogs, police/ military dogs, bomb/ drug sniffing dogs, hunting dogs... the list of modern working dogs goes on and on.

@ChrisD4335 7 лет назад

just set it and forget it

@Unknownety 7 лет назад

Why did you call the Turnspit a Spitjack there at 1:49 I highly doubt the human spitjacks needed belly rubs and chin scratches like dogs...

@kidthorazine 7 лет назад

You'd be surprised...

@lochpickard9838 7 лет назад

He didn't. Spitjacks are humans, Turnspits are dogs.

@unvisible805 7 лет назад

Simon says he reads all these messages personally, if so... Hi Simon.

@bingisbahn3374 7 лет назад

Why was it reuploaded

@SRNF 7 лет назад

Cause your parents wanted an abortion but it was too late.

@eidolor 7 лет назад

Best part of you ran down your mother's thigh.

@edwardsekula3002 7 лет назад

Why are circuit boards green

@lexzbuddy 5 лет назад

Poor dogs

@1994CPK 7 лет назад

#TurnspitLivesMatter

@daroachdoggjr5799 7 лет назад

not anymore tho...

@mogatdula 7 лет назад

your channel is better than a TV show. interesting stuff!

@F22C1 7 лет назад

"What's a re-run?"

@Georges3DPrinters 7 лет назад

and I thought you took it down due to someone complaining

@truemoyyed2093 7 лет назад

Thank you Simon 👍

@ed10523 7 лет назад

Is this where the term Hot Dogs Come From?

@HastyBanana23 7 лет назад

Cool video, skinny Vsauce man.

@YouGotNoName 3 года назад

Hey Vsauce, Michael Here

@jacasoasheland6815 7 лет назад

thats a great idea!!! dog powered houses!!!

@CategoricalImperative Год назад

I remember reading about these dogs somewhere. Can someone help me out? popular book.

@amojak 7 лет назад

henry or harry?

@schadenfreudebuddha 7 лет назад

re-runs? jesus, youtube is turning into network tv.

@ABCDEF-uz9fd 3 года назад

Can you do a History of Farting? 💨

@lluch13 3 года назад

2000th like, you're welcome

@mymyrrah 7 лет назад

Look, a TIFO below 10 minutes!

@ooloncolluphid7904 7 лет назад

And here I had thought "turn-spit" was something you said to your date at the drive-in. Heyoooo!

@KP6.. 7 лет назад

whos this guy seems familiar

@robertoguerra5375 3 года назад

I had to slow down to 0.75x to understand :(

@matteocoutant4282 7 лет назад

NOTIFICATION GANG

@kirbymarchbarcena 7 лет назад

Haven't I seen this before?Deja vu?

@paulcrank765 7 лет назад

I think we should rebreed them

@TVwriter23 5 лет назад

recent extinction it could be.

@ThisisTechie 7 лет назад

A Chinese man once said, "If a dog still barks it means is uncooked".

@jumemowery9434 7 лет назад

yes, that comes from a third century Chinese cookbook. the title, roughly translated, is "A Hundred and One Ways to Wok Your Dog"

@lain1467 7 лет назад

my dog looks an awful lot like that black and white picture of a turnspit the only difference is that it's not ugly

@ConstantineJoseph Год назад

Dogs for thousands of years served two purposes. They were never ever considered members of a family. But they were used for shepherding, turning spots, guarding and security, carrying tools for agriculture and lastly, as food for humans when they cannot work as well anymore. Some people can say that it’s barbaric or whatever but it is how civilisation utilised animals like the buffalo ploughing the fields. They will one day be of no use and they end up on the dinner plate. Nothing is left to waste in the medieval and ancient era. It is only in the modern times that people become too comfortable and under worked to consider the values of the past. This is down to mass production and humans consuming processed food that is easy to produce for the masses. Doesn’t mean that lifestyle in healthier but rather even more unhealthy than before