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...
View ArticleTrainer 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...
View Article3 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...
View ArticleTop 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...
View ArticleAnimal 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...
View ArticleDogs – 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...
View ArticleNext 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...
View ArticleAnimals 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...
View ArticleDriving 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...
View ArticleSPCA 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...
View ArticleMotor 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...
View ArticleTeaching 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...
View ArticleCathy 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...
View ArticlePound dogs show off their road sense
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View ArticlePooches 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...
View ArticleTrainers 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...
View ArticleRVers 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...
View ArticleOld 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...
View ArticleDriving 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...
View ArticleMotor 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....
View ArticleDogs 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...
View ArticleTrainers 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,...
View ArticleMotor 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...
View ArticleNow, 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...
View ArticleThird 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...
View ArticleDogs 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleRescued 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...
View ArticleMotor 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....
View ArticleDogs 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...
View ArticleMutts 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...
View ArticleMind 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....
View ArticleMotor 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,...
View Article2 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...
View ArticleSee 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...
View ArticleDogs 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...
View ArticleWorld-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...
View ArticleSchnauzer'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...
View ArticleAll 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...
View ArticleDriving 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...
View ArticleDriving 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...
View ArticleNext 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...
View ArticleLicense 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...
View ArticleLets 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)...
View ArticleMotor 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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