https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ImmbxThnjc

Three rescue dogs in New Zealand have been taught how to drive a car.

Monty, Porter and Ginny have learned the skills to prove how intelligent dogs can be, in an attempt to encourage more potential owners to come forward.

The drive for publicity by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals saw the four-legged friends spend weeks getting to grips with four wheels.

The dogs, a giant schnauzer, a whippet cross and a beardie cross can change gear, steer and brake.

They sit in a driving position on their haunches responding to instructions called out from the dog behaviour experts.

Animal trainer Mark Vette and his team began training the animals using a mock vehicle before introducing them to a real car - a Mini especially adapted for paws.

He said: "We chain behaviours together ... in this case we've got 10 behaviours we're putting together. Then you put them into a sequence. It's a lot to do, and for the dog to actually start to get an idea of what actually is happening takes quite a long time.

"So we'll start the car, get into position, brake on, gear in place, back onto the steering wheel, accelerator, take off and hoon (=drive fast) along the straight and then stop," said Mr Vette.

However, the animal trainer says things did not always go smoothly when the dogs got into the real car.

"A couple of days ago the car was going too fast, the trainer nearly got run over," he said.

Now the animals can start a car, accelerate and steer they are scheduled to show off their skills on live TV in New Zealand next week.

For the final test the dogs will also have to brake as they are driving along a narrow lane.

Trainers are hoping they won't become too distracted driving past any lamp posts.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rescue-dogs-taught-drive-car-015357820.html

What we won't see in this world!
Before you know, they will be talking and dining with fork and knife

NO WAAAAAAAY!!!


oya women.. up your game oh!! you no need driver again

I dont care what you think, but that last dog is pimpin!! damn!!!! he's got style!!
Driving and not even looking/caring where he's going, with one hand like a boss

Hehehe... Overconfidence dey worry d dog. See as d dog pose like say im wan overtake sef....

I don't know about u, but I will never allow a DOG to drive ME... even if d DOG got a Ph.d in Driving.

Wonda shall neva end

Finally made it to Youtube, I posted it yesterday.

To those who are scared of driving: if a dog can do it, so can u...

Wu! Wu!..pack well joor before i bite you.lolz

Over my dead body, no be go allow make animal drive me.... My dead body sev go wake argue the trip sev

Wounders shall never end,how do this white people thinks,gud fr dem anyway

Imagine a Calabar man getting a hold of this tasty dog.... Eating the meat can make you a genius like Einstein!

OK, tell me when they start driving real cars driven by human beings..

wow

IMPROVMENT...BUT IF NA NAIJA NA WA LEGS WE GO DEY PULL UP AND DOWN:

Damnwhat! A car-driving dog

Orisirisi.

Welcome to circus reloaded.

Incredible.


Does this mean dogs are rational or are they just like computers, merely performing what has been programmed into them - without intentionality?

Some human beans are still learning to drive and see these dogs...

mstchew!!!!!!!!

Yield: Incredible.


Does this mean dogs are rational or are they just like computers, merely performing what has been programmed into them - without intentionality?

Wait, so at your age you don't know that dogs are intelligent creatures that can think? You haven't heard of stories of dogs running for miles to fetch help for their injured owners? You haven't seen dogs react to their owners moods?

Hmmm.. What happens when they violate traffic rules. Arrest them?! SMH!

ijebabe: What we won't see in this world!
Before you know, they will be talking and dining with fork and knife

That's old news, La grimmot de' la' grinayan taught his pig how to eat with him on the dining table.
I saw it in a book, Young Mastermind. 1979 edition.

I can't stop laughing.....hehehehehe

drnoel: OK, tell me when they start driving real cars driven by human beings..

The one wey u see there, na manbeing dey drive am abi?

Elgaxton:
That's old news, La grimmot de' la' grinayan taught his pig how to eat with him on the dining table.
I saw it in a book, Young Mastermind. 1979 edition.

Then I guess an invasion is inevitable.
Come to think of it, dogs will be a lot nicer than apes

my driver is about to lose his job cus i can get a dog to drive me for free

Dogg¡€ style woof woof

A beg make them come lagos And take over all this brt buses. But can lastma arrest them

death is coming for them