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Meet Porter. The World's First Driving Dog

July 18, 2014 by Paul Spoerry 7 Comments

Nope… not a #Friday  joke. In December Porter, Ginny and Monty, which had been rescued by the SPCA, had international audiences tuning in to see them perform a world first – driving unaided around a race track, live on national television.

The trio of misfit mutts from the Auckland SPCA successfully put their paws in the 10-to-two position on the steering wheel and drove a Mini Countryman solo down a race track in Auckland.

The feat made headlines with the BBC, the New York Daily News, the New York Times, The Guardian and the Daily Mail, and science blogs from international journals Live Science and the Smithsonian.

Schooled by New Zealand animal film trainer Mark Vette and his team, Monty, a giant schnauzer cross, Ginny, a beardie whippet-cross and Porter, a beardie-cross, were put through a 12-week programme and taught to drive a car unaided.

The stunt was part of an SPCA campaign to prove rescued dogs were just as intelligent as other dogs.

src: http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/8244968/Top-Gear-lines-up-NZs-driving-dogs #DrivingDogs   #RescueDogs  

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Filed Under: Google+ Posts Tagged With: DrivingDogs, Friday, RescueDogs

About Paul Spoerry

I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

I have a utility belt full of programming languages and a database of all my knowledge on databases... I practice code fu. Oh, I've also done actual Kung Fu, and have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

I run. I meditate. I dance. I blog at PaulSpoerry.com, tweet @PaulSpoerry, and I'm here on Google+.

I'm currently work for IBM developing web enabled insurance applications for IBM and support and develop a non-profit called The LittleBigFund.

Comments

  1. Brad Tissi says

    July 18, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    Do they use turn signals? If so, I'd rather have them on the roads

  2. Chandravathany M says

    July 19, 2014 at 12:14 pm

    Wow wow its amazing, I love it

  3. Natasha Bates says

    July 19, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    Dumb. The dog is not driving. The car is in control by a computer…. Oh my gosh people….!!!

  4. Daniel Edwards says

    July 19, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    +Natasha Bates Ikr people fake things for fame they want to be recognized, why can't people be content with what the have and not want so much more

  5. Natasha Bates says

    July 19, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    +Daniel Edwards I would have to agree! Its just lame!! Walk your dog people….

  6. star celis says

    July 19, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    its awsome

  7. NICOLANN BROWN says

    July 19, 2014 at 4:17 pm

    Brilliant!

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