Dogs taught how to fly a plane — seriously

News.com.Australia ^ | April 8, 2016 | Matt Young

[Twotone]

IT MIGHT sound barking mad, but it turns out dogs can fly.

A New Zealand dog trainer who taught RSPCA dogs to drive has done the unthinkable and managed to train dogs how to pilot a plane in a bid to prove just how capable rescue dogs can be.

Last year, animal trainer and zoologist Mark Vette spent four months in the United Kingdom working with rescue dogs for the series, Dogs Might Fly, which is only just airing in Britain.

In a world first, Mr Vette was able to successfully train three rescue dogs, Reggie, Shadow and Alfie, to fly a plane, and even perform tricks, including a figure of eight manoeuvre.

[freedomcrusader]

ROFL!!! :-)

[Flick Lives]

[Yardstick]

Hah — perfect!

[central_va]

[Bubba Gump Shrimp]

my mom used to insist that her parakeet could carry on a conversation with her, and that she was “sassy” and prejudiced against blacks.

she also thought at the ripe old age of 82 that her dog could spell, because she would spell out things like “treat” and the dog would perk up it’s ears

Soooooo.... sounds legit?

NOT

[Slyfox]

That was cool.

[faithhopecharity]

it posted sideways because of interference from the saucer’s trans-uranium eleporter rays

[faithhopecharity]

Wile E. could fly, yes
but
so far anyway
just for very short distances

when he needs to fly further, he books on Acme Airlines

[Kirkwood]

The cartoon is right side up. It’s your monitor that flipped on it’s side.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Awww, that’s great.

[Kirkwood]

In the ongoing war with cats, the dogs have established air superiority.

[jazusamo]

You got that right :-)

The distance he flew was the height of the cliff but he was resilient and never stopped trying.

[elcid1970]

Wile E. Coyote could defy gravity only for as long as he was unaware that he was suspended in midair.

Then - his eyes were always last to take the plunge.

[faithhopecharity]

if a crash site is immediately underneath, but you don’t see it... then it isn’t there

Wile E. was on the cutting (or falling?) edge of science...
indeed, ahead of it....

see:

http://blog.oup.com/2011/02/quantum/

[Redcitizen]

Yeah sure he might fly but can he get me a bottle of soda pop from the fridge?

[kiryandil]

The telepathic alien dogs are beginning the process of teaching you to roll over, starting with your jpgs.

Just thank your stars that your name isn't "Guam"...

[null and void]

Now he wants to be an astronaut....

Careful with that. The last dog in space, Laika, died there.

[null and void]

Apparently not. Although I thought they were red-green colorblind and could distinguish blue and yellow.

[blueunicorn6]

Damnit!

And me with no more staff meetings to go to and hand this out to all the pilots.

Oooohhhhhh.....it would’ve been fun.

I’d put a bag of dog treats on the table and throw one to a pilot and say,

“Take off Rinny!”

I’d roll up a newspaper and give a pilot a swat.

“Bad boy! No more pooping in the cockpit!”

[Larry Lucido]

Got my dog to help me. Let's try this again.