- Walk the dog
"Walking the dog" is, first and foremost, the act of taking a
pet dog on a walk as part of an exercise regimen. Other meanings or similar phrases:
* "Walk the dog" [http://kwos.ca/yoyo-tricks-beginner/beginner-yoyo-tricks-kwos-walkdog.htm] is a commonyo-yo trick where the player does a sleeper and then allows this spinning yo-yo to roll along the ground as if it were a leashed animal.
* "Walking the dog" is also a technique for retrieving a surface (top water)fishing lure.
* Citizen Band (CB's) use "walk the dog"
* "Wag the Dog " is the title of a1997 film starringRobert DeNiro andDustin Hoffman , about the creation of a fake war in order to divert public attention from a presidential sex scandal. The term has subsequently found its way into common political vernacular to describe similar situations. "SeeSpin (public relations) ".
* "Walking the Dog" is a song byRufus Thomas . It has been covered by many artists, includingThe Rolling Stones ,Aerosmith andRoger Daltrey .
* "Walking the Dog" musical piece byGeorge Gershwin written for the film "Shall We Dance" (1937), and later published as "Promenade" in 1960
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