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Putting Two Paws on the Wheel (Teaching Dogs to Drive in New Zealand)
NBC Bay Area ^
| Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012
| Chloe Stepney and Sharon Bernstein
Posted on 12/05/2012 9:04:00 PM PST by nickcarraway
Teaching pooches to drive in New Zealand
The New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals teamed up with the car company MINI to teach three rescue dogs how to, well, drive a car.
The car company modified one of its Countryman models to respond better to paws, and the animal organization picked three canines – Monty, Porter and Ginny – to be the drivers.
The idea is to show that the animals are intelligent, trainable, lovable and ultimately deserving of good lives and good homes.
“This is a fun campaign but we hope it will seriously encourage people to consider SPCA dogs for pets, “ said Simonne Mearns, MINI Brand Manager New Zealand . “We want this campaign to raise SPCA awareness and drive adoptions.”
New Zealanders will get a chance to see more of the dogs on Dec. 10, when a segment on them will air on the “Campbell Live” television program.
TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: dog; doggieping
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To: Joe 6-pack
To: SamAdams76
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:17:04 PM PST
by
Graewoulf
((Traitor John Roberts' Obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND the U.S. Constitution.))
To: nickcarraway
They probably drive a lot better than oriental women.
Oops! Did I say that?
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:46:11 PM PST
by
Bullish
(The stench from this amateur regime stinks all the way to Kenya.)
To: nickcarraway
...I have no problem with this as long as they don’t text and drive... /s
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:49:27 PM PST
by
libertarian27
(Check my profile page for the FReeper Online Cookbook 2011)
To: nickcarraway
Ohners of dogs shud hav to leev food alwaays ohhht on the flur.
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:55:14 PM PST
by
bramps
(Sarah Palin got more votes in 2008 than Romney did in 2012)
To: nickcarraway
Sorry ‘bout that. Just taught my dog how to post!
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posted on
12/05/2012 9:56:09 PM PST
by
bramps
(Sarah Palin got more votes in 2008 than Romney did in 2012)
To: libertarian27
How can you drive with your head hanging out the window?
To: libertarian27
They have to be always on their leash.
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posted on
12/05/2012 10:14:44 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: nickcarraway
Already been done:
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posted on
12/05/2012 11:46:37 PM PST
by
Slyfox
(The key to Marxism is medicine - V. Lenin)
To: nickcarraway
This is something you will never get cats to do.
To: Slyfox
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posted on
12/06/2012 12:48:03 AM PST
by
Nik Naym
(It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
To: nickcarraway
That’s nothing. In the US we teach jackasses to drive.
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posted on
12/06/2012 4:05:52 AM PST
by
muir_redwoods
(Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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
12/06/2012 4:14:36 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Joe 6-pack
Unlike many south FL “drivers”, the GSD can see over the steering wheel.
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posted on
12/06/2012 4:22:29 AM PST
by
left that other site
(Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
To: Joe 6-pack
On his way to Burger King,perhaps?
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posted on
12/06/2012 4:51:15 AM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: left that other site
Unlike many south FL “drivers”, the GSD can see over the steering wheel. I know what you're talking about. I have often wondered how these people drive since it appears to me that all they are seeing is a bit of the hood and the sky. How they orient their cars to the road is big mystery to me.
To: Bullish
Asian women, Latina women, American women of Every Ethnicity and 2/3 of the men out there don’t know how to drive! Especially in NJ! :)
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posted on
12/06/2012 7:03:11 AM PST
by
DivineMomentsOfTruth
("Give me Liberty or I'll stand up and get it for myself!")
To: Nik Naym
The old days when SNL was kinda funny!
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posted on
12/06/2012 7:04:37 AM PST
by
DivineMomentsOfTruth
("Give me Liberty or I'll stand up and get it for myself!")
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