The Demon of Tedworth, the Black Dog of Winchester and the Padfoot of Wakefield all shared the characteristics of the Barghest of York.
The Tasmanian devil looks a small cuddly black dog from a distance.
The next instant I saw Black Dog in full flight, and the captain hotly pursuing, both with drawn cutlasses.
In a moving memoir, she tells of her long struggle to overcome the ' black dog ' .
Stories of the Black Dog date back centuries to Ancient Geek mythology.