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Motor mutts pass doggie driving test with flying collars
France24 ^
| 12/10/2012
| Staff
Posted on 12/10/2012 8:40:09 PM PST by GlockThe Vote
AFP - A pair of highly trained canines guided a modified car along a New Zealand race track Monday, passing their doggie driving tests with flying collars on live television, despite the odd off-road detour.
In a heartwarming project aimed at increasing pet adoptions from animal shelters, a group of cross-breed rescue dogs from Auckland were taught to drive a car -- steering, pedals and all -- to show the potential of unwanted canines.
Footage of the motorised mutts learning their skills has proved an Internet sensation but their ultimate test came on Monday, when the two best performers, Monty and Porter, were put through their paces on national television.
Monty the giant schnauzer cross was first up, driving the modified Mini down the straight by himself, in what is claimed to be a world first.
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Cool!!!!!!
To: GlockThe Vote
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posted on
12/10/2012 8:48:29 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
Probably better than the crimingrants here in NYC!
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posted on
12/10/2012 8:49:22 PM PST
by
GlockThe Vote
(The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
To: GlockThe Vote
Part of driver training is learning how to deal with distractions...
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posted on
12/10/2012 8:52:31 PM PST
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: GlockThe Vote
Yeah, but I think it’s a little unfair with the cat-on-a-stick out front and all... /s
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posted on
12/10/2012 8:54:16 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(Hurricane Sandy..., a week later and over 60 million Americans still didn't have power.)
To: GlockThe Vote
Sure they can do it with the steering wheel on the right side of the car, but could they do it with a normal car?
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posted on
12/10/2012 9:00:14 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: GlockThe Vote
Hey!
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posted on
12/10/2012 9:06:09 PM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: GlockThe Vote
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posted on
12/10/2012 9:08:42 PM PST
by
ansel12
(A.Coulter2005(truncated)Romney will never recover from his Court's create of a right to gay marriage)
To: GlockThe Vote
Cats are behind this. They need chauffeurs to do their bidding, and they need them now!
To: Paladin2
And can they parallel park?
To: GlockThe Vote
See your driving dogs and raise you 2 surfing goats..
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posted on
12/11/2012 1:50:41 AM PST
by
spokeshave
(The only people better off today than 4 years ago are the Prisoners at Guantanamo.)
To: GlockThe Vote
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posted on
12/11/2012 3:48:10 AM PST
by
jimfree
(In November 2016 my 12 y/o granddaughter will have more quality exec experience than Barack Obama)
To: Joe 6-pack
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posted on
12/11/2012 4:00:45 AM PST
by
verga
(A nation divided by Zero!)
To: GlockThe Vote
Could have been worse. They could have taught monkies to drive.
Now if they can get a pig to fly.....
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posted on
12/11/2012 5:52:31 AM PST
by
Eye of Unk
(A Civil Cold War in America is here, its already been declared.)
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!
The Doggie Ping list is for FReepers who would like to be notified of threads relating to all things canid. If you would like to join the Doggie Ping Pack (or be unleashed from it), FReemail me.
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posted on
12/11/2012 5:55:08 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: GlockThe Vote
It’s all fun and games until...SQUIRREL!
To: Joe 6-pack
I would trust Linda-The-Dog behind the wheel of my car, but nor steering the Harley.
One HAS to draw the line SOMEWHERE.
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posted on
12/11/2012 5:59:55 AM PST
by
left that other site
(Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
To: PAR35
steering wheel on the right side of the car Sure...a dog could learn with the wheel on the wrong side of the car, no problem. :)
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posted on
12/11/2012 6:02:01 AM PST
by
moose07
(The truth will out, one day.)
To: GlockThe Vote
Let my dog drive a car? Maybe.
Buy, I’d have to take away her iPod. She’s a addicted to texting.
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posted on
12/11/2012 6:48:44 AM PST
by
moovova
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