Early Robot Dog...

[saint_monkey]

Some mad genius built this robotic dog in the 50's, and then abandoned it in a Paris antiques shop.

The maintainer of cybernetic zoo has an offer out for information, including a reward.

http://buildlounge.com/2011/08/16/help-identify-this-robot-dog-win-a-prize/

Plus, cybernetic zoo is a pretty awesome website all on its own:

http://cyberneticzoo.com/