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Animal charity teaches dogs to drive

A New Zealand animal welfare group has spent eight weeks teaching three of its shelter dogs to drive. The Aukland SPCA says it wanted to show how intelligent dogs were to encourage more people...

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Trainer puts pooches in driver's seat

How d'you stop a dog chasing cars? - put him in the driver's seat. That's not a joke. New Zealand animal trainer Mark Vette has spent two months training three “pavement specials” from the Auckland...

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3 New Zealand Dogs Learn to Drive Mini Coopers

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has teamed up with Mini Cooper in New Zealand to teach three dogs how to drive. The Auckland SPCA hopes to dispel idea that abandoned pets...

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Top Gear keen on NZ's motoring mutts (+video)

New Zealand's world famous driving dogs could be set to star in the popular motoring show Top Gear. Last night Porter, a 10-month-old beardie cross and Monty, a giant schnauzer cross, got behind the...

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Animal charity teaches dogs to drive cars

An animal charity in New Zealand is teaching three dogs to drive in an attempt to highlight their intelligence and encourage more people to rehome rescued animals. 560 315 TelegraphPlayer_9724180...

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Dogs – great people pleasers, less good as chauffeurs

Videos of dogs driving cars have become a global hit and prompted wild claims of canine intelligence. Not so fast, argues an animal cognition researcher Can there be anything worse than teaching a...

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Next dog trick up in the air?

The sky is the limit - literally - for the SPCA's driving dogs. Monty, Porter and Ginny have already turned heads around the world after video of them driving a modified Mini went viral on the...

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Animals showed the way in 2012

Pigs didn't fly, but dogs did get behind the wheel of a car. Matthew Backhouse and Teuila Fuatai look back on a year of extraordinary pet antics. The idea was barking mad, but that didn't stop three...

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Driving dogs heading for Top Gear slot

The BBC car show Top Gear is coming to New Zealand to film our world-famous driving dogs. It is understood presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James May and The Stig will travel to the country during the...

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SPCA dogs take to the wheel of a MINI Countryman to drive adoptions. (BMW -...

(Source: BMW - Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) SPCA dogs take to the wheel of a MINI Countryman to drive adoptions. Auckland, New Zealand.  On Monday December 10th at 7pm local time three SPCA* rescue...

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Motor mutts rise to the challenge

RATHER than chasing cars, dogs in New Zealand are being taught to drive them - steering, pedals and all - in a heartwarming project aimed at increasing pet adoptions from animal shelters. Animal...

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  Teaching Dogs to Drive In New Zealand

Posted: December 10, 2012 New Zealand, island nation of the Māori people, fabulous flightless birds including the legendary Moa and the Kiwi, exotic Dolphin, unique lizards and dogs who drive...

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Cathy Casey: Lazy owners send dogs to their deaths

Hundreds of unwanted animals end their lives in a sterile room awaiting destruction, writes Cathy Casey. Muzzled and waiting in a sterile room for the vet's lethal injection, this was the last sight...

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Pound dogs show off their road sense

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Pooches in New Zealand pass driving tests

A pair of highly trained canines guided a modified car along a New Zealand race track yesterday, passing their doggie driving tests with flying collars on live television, despite the odd off-road...

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Trainers teach dogs to drive cars

SPCA Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks -- a trainer in New Zealand is teaching man's best friend to drive -- really! MyFox Tampa Bay reports that the SPCA in Auckland thought it would be...

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RVers may seek out SPCA’s ‘Driving Dogs’ as road trip companions

If you’re looking for someone to help share the driving on those gruelling cross country RV road trips you might want to book a plane ticket to the Auckland, New Zealand branch of the SPCA because...

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Old NZ dogs learn new tricks

Rather than chasing cars, dogs in New Zealand are being taught to drive them - steering, pedals and all - in a heartwarming project aimed at increasing pet adoptions from animal shelters. Animal...

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Driving stray animal message home

How about a dog for a chauffeur? Three dogs, rescued from the streets of Auckland by the SPCA, have made world headlines after being taught to drive...

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Motor mutts learn to drive in New Zealand

WELLINGTON: Rather than chasing cars, dogs in New Zealand are being taught to drive them — steering, pedals and all — in a heartwarming project aimed at increasing pet adoptions from animal shelters....

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Dogs being taught how to drive a car

Dogs can lead the blind, assist law enforcement in stings, work as shepherds, so why not learn how to maneuver a motor vehicle? Three New Zealand rescue dogs have just actually been taught how to...

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Trainers in New Zealand teach dogs to drive cars (video)

Three dogs in New Zealand have been taught to drive a car by Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, local media reported Wednesday. After weeks of indoor training in how to change gear,...

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Motor mutts pass driving test

A PAIR of highly trained canines guided a modified car along a New Zealand race track last Monday, passing their doggie driving tests with flying collars on live television, despite the odd off-road...

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Now, dogs learn to drive cars

London: Dogs behind the wheel! Animal experts in New Zealand are teaching dogs how to drive and it took the three canines just eight weeks to master the basics. The dogs initially learned to drive a...

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Third talented driving dog still homeless

While adoption offers have been pouring in for last night's two canine stars of Campbell Live, a third driving dog is still homeless. Last night Porter, a 10-month-old beardie cross and Monty, a giant...

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Dogs driving cars? Trainer in New Zealand puts canine companions behind the...

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND — Three dogs in New Zealand have been taught to drive a car by an animal rescue charity, local media reported. After weeks of indoor training in how to change gear, brake and...

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New Zealand trainer teaches dogs to drive cars (Video)

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND — Three dogs in New Zealand have been taught to drive a car by an animal rescue charity, local media reported. After weeks of indoor training in how to change gear, brake and...

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Rescued stray dogs in New Zealand learn to drive

IN a world already full of road hogs this is perhaps the last thing you want to see in the rear view mirror. Animal experts are teaching dogs how to drive. Astonishingly, it took three mutts just...

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Motor mutts pass doggie driving test

A pair of highly trained canines have guided a modified car along a New Zealand race track, passing their doggie driving tests with flying collars on live television, despite the odd off-road detour....

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Dogs taught to drive car solo

In a world first, three dogs have put some humans to shame, driving safely down a race track and negotiating hairpin turns. The trio of misfit mutts from the Auckland SPCA successfully put their paws...

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Mutts pass doggie driving test

Wellington - A pair of highly trained canines guided a modified car along a New Zealand race track on Monday, passing their doggie driving tests with flying collars on live television, despite the odd...

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Mind the clutch! Motor mutts pass doggie driving test

A PAIR of highly trained canines have guided a modified car along a New Zealand racetrack, passing their doggie driving tests with flying collars on live television, despite the odd off-road detour....

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Motor mutts pass doggie driving test with flying collars

It's all the dog doing it 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,...

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2 Abandoned Dogs Learned To Drive In New Zealand (Video)

Abandoned Dogs Are Learning To Drive So People Adopt Them Volvo Has A Very Different Take On The Self-Driving Car, And It Just Passed A Major Test The Former Popemobile Is Now Available For Bachelor...

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See Spot drive: New Zealand SPCA puts dogs behind the wheel

There is no question that most dogs love to go for a ride in the car (just as long as it isn’t to the vet). Now, for the first time, three dogs in New Zealand; Monty an...

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Dogs Driving Cars: New Zealand SPCA Puts Canines Behind The Wheel (VIDEO)

He doesn't brake for cats. They're really putting the fur in chauffeur. For the past two months, animal trainer Mark Vette has been teaching dogs to drive, New Zealand TV station Campbell Live...

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World-famous Driving Dogs adopted to loving homes

Friday, 15 February 2013, 9:10 am Press Release: SPCA 14 February 2013 World-famous Driving Dogs adopted to loving homes Ginny – adopted by Rosie Miles and Heather Bridgford SPCA Auckland is pleased...

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Schnauzer's silver screen debut

Driving dog Monty is heading for the big screen. The once-unwanted giant schnauzer shot to fame last December as one of three SPCA dogs taught to drive a modified Mini. Footage went viral and offers...

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All three driving dogs find homes

The SPCA's world famous driving dogs have all been adopted by the animal trainers who taught them their new tricks. Porter, Monty and Ginny made headlines after they became the first dogs in the world...

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Driving dogs adopted by trainers

The SPCA's world famous driving dogs have all been adopted by the animal trainers who taught them their new tricks. Porter, Monty and Ginny made headlines after they became the first dogs in the world...

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Driving dogs dig deep for SPCA appeal

SPCA launched its annual appeal today with two of its world-famous driving dogs 'digging deep' for bags of money on Auckland's Kohimarama Beach. Giant schnauzer cross Monty and a bearded collie-cross...

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Next dog trick up in the air

The sky is the limit - literally - for the SPCA's driving dogs. Monty, Porter and Ginny have already turned heads around the world after video of them driving a modified Mini went viral on the...

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License and dog registration, please?

The world will be watching with bated breath as a trio of misfit mutts from the Auckland SPCA attempt a world first - driving a car. A months-long campaign to highlight just how intelligent the rescue...

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Lets talk about desexing

An initiative offering free desexing services for Auckland dogs has won praise from the Auckland Council. The Desexy Revolution was started by the Humane Rescue, Rehabilitation and Rehoming (HURRAH)...

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Motor mutts wanted for Top Gear (+video)

New Zealand's world famous driving dogs could be set to star in the popular motoring show Top Gear. Last night Porter, a 10-month-old beardie cross and Monty, a giant schnauzer cross, got behind the...

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