The story of Carlisle Hell Hound began in the 19th century. There was a blacksmith named John Carter, he decided to leave his home in London and move to Carlisle which is the largest settlement in the county of Cumbria and located at the confluence of the rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril, 10 miles (16 km) south of the Scottish border. A day before Christmas when John and his wife arrived at