sentences:  There are also less common tales of a similar dog said to accompany people on their way home in the role of protector rather than an omen of misfortune.Among other possible meanings, the name Shuck is derived from a provincial word meaning "shaggy".In Westmorland and adjacent parts of Yorkshire there was a belief in Capelthwaite, who could take the form of any quadruped but usually appeared as a large black dog.