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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.

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Dog Power - Link.
Museum of Retro technology - Link.

Dog powered transportation:

Dog Powered Scooter - Link.

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Posted by: Stokes on November 7, 2006 at 8:10 AM

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.

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