dog v Cp OED ~ v 1 'follow pertinaciously ... track.'
   1 At the seal hunt, to follow another vessel thought to be approaching the herd.
   1924 ENGLAND 70 He [was] vexed at the other ships so closely tagging. 'They ahl want to dog in the same road!' he grumbled... He hated to admit the Newfoundland icefields were free for all.
   2 To follow and spy on young lovers; DODGE, SKIM.
   C 69-27 When we were kids we would get a real kick out of dogging people. Usually we would hide somewhere along a dark road and wait for a couple to come along. Then we would follow them around all night—however always keeping out of their sight. 1972 MURRAY 162 Courting couples were apt to be 'dogged.' That is, younger people, usually young boys, would attempt to spy on their activities. Sometimes ... the boys simply tagged along a few feet behind, teasing and tormenting the courting couple, giving them no privacy.

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