why it is called hot dog
Rather than being defensive about the quality of their product, the sausage vendors began jokingly hawking their wares as fresh, hot dog and the name stuck. A hot-dog is called a hot-dog because it is hot and it kind of has the shape of a dog or it's back shape. Some Winnie dogs have their back like that. think i have eaten my last hot dog. Brcause it is a dog It's called a 'dog' because of the shape -- resembling a dachshund.    The story is that the term hog dog was coined in 1902 during a Giants baseball game at the New York Polo grounds.