There are certain things your pup just has a knack for- being cute, digging holes in the backyard, begging for table scraps.
Now you can add another skill to the list of things your dog can do better than you can- driving.
Rescue dogs in New Zealand were taken from shelters and taught a unique skill- to drive a car! When Monty and Porter, two participating dogs in this project, were tested on live television to drive a car on their own- both passed with flying colors. The goal of this project was to increase the adoption rates of rescue dogs by showing how much potential these animals have.
The “dog cars” were equipped with handles on the steering wheels, and brake and accelerator pedals near the dashboard. Mark Vette, the cinematographer responsible for filming the miraculous feat, says about Monty, “He's started the key, put the paw on the brake to allow it to go into gear, put it into drive, paw on the steering wheel, accelerator on, and off he goes down the track...No one's in the car, no tricks, it's all Monty driving - he loves it.”
