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According to English legend Dando's Dogs also known as the Devil's Dandy Dogs are hounds which take part in the Wild Hunt. They are associated with Black Dogs, as a generic term for canine apparitions.

The legend involves a sinful priest named Dando, who was also a capable huntsman. After a Sunday hunt, he called for a drink, exclaiming that if the drink he wanted cannot be found on Earth, they should go to Hell to get it. A strange huntsman comes forward and offers him a drink, and takes some of Dando's game from the hunt. Dando claims them as his, and tries to stop the huntsman. In his drunken fury, the priest shouts, "I'll go to Hell after them, but I'll get them from thee." The strange huntsman whisks Dando away to Hell, while his dogs give chase. It is said that on early Sunday mornings, "Dando's Dogs" have often been heard in pursuit of game.

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