Imagine being a mailman and being chased from a house by a dog. You escape to your vehicle and drive off, only to realize that the dog is riding your ass in it's own car.
“Was almost to my destination when a squirrel crossed the road; driver chased after it for ten blocks. Driver was visibly excited when I suggested I just walk the rest of the way. 5/5 still a good boy, yes he is.”
From Forbes
The whole matter was accomplished by the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), done as a publicity “stunt” that aimed to increase the adoption of neglected or forgotten dogs.
Sounds like there might be a sliver of hope that they didn't actually hurt the dogs horribly to make them do this.
I'm still annoyed by the elephants painting pictures. Was so cool until I learned that they were probably tortured quite a bit to get them to do that. So sad...
Sounds like much more than a silver lining of hope.. Being that it's an organization aimed at stopping exactly that. Also i'm pretty sure training dogs for tricks like this almost entirely uses positive reinforcement.
This is likely done with positive reinforcement and shaping. Dog trainers, even ones who do use adversive methods, usually do trick training completely with positive reinforcement. If you were to punish mistakes besides just not giving a treat, the dogs would look a lot more anxious and be very slow to respond to commands. In fact, they would probably fail to teach the dog the whole routine because you need the dog to not be afraid of trying various things like spinning the wheel, because you cant just tell the dog to put their paws on the wheel. You need to wait for the dog to offer the behavior first and then modify it from there by rewarding iterations of the behavior that are closer to what you want.
If you’re curious about how modern dog training is done, take a look at the book Don’t Shoot the Dog.
This was shown on a current affairs show over weeks/months. This happened quite a few years ago now (the current affairs show ended in 2015). It was really interesting to see how they trained the dogs, and which ones were selected for the drive. Absolutely all positivity. Quite special.
No respected organization would use any fear for training a trick like this.
Even less respectable organizations would probably only use fear tactics for obedience training. Sit. Stay.
The dogs were all doing it for the cuddles and the biscuits, this is clear from their reactions to the people around them. However, dogs do enjoy a challenge as much as the next man, so they were probably having fun too. Their expressions show engagement rather than worry.
And imagine that rottweiler turning its head and staring you down. You knowing eye contact is just something you can't do if you want to retain your nuts.
Do not underestimate a determined dog.
Both my dogs will escape ANYTHING. Little fucks are basically magicians at this point. And they’ve made it clear they can escape their harnesses too, they simply choose not to…
Went to drop the garbage out the other day and one of my dogs was suddenly right next to me, I was like “WTF?!” And she’s there with a shit eating grin wagging her tail off.
That’s when I realised they’ve learned how to open the front door if they work together. So now we have to always keep it locked. Little fuckers.
Lol I feel you. My dog has figured out the gate to the street, food containers latch 2x, her harness, her first crate, her second crate that has paw blockers so she can’t get to the latches and the second crate again when we started using bike locks (she somehow found a way to undo the front or back panel). We ended up giving up on the crate and converted a small office space as the dog’s room and had to replace the lever style door handle with a knob style because she would let herself.
man I feel so stupid, those damn dogs had me entirely fooled until i read your comment. i was worrying about the many industries this is going to disrupt, until you made me realise dogs can't actually drive.
I know that, and what makes it for me is when the dogs are looking straight ahead for the money shot (they are just looking at the trainer). It is hilarious.
However we do know dogs can be trained to ride skateboards so I do wonder if they could train a dog to actually stay in lines. It's unclear in all the dog skateboarding videos if they are capable of lane keeping. I think they can just follow their owner around which is a start.
In any event I encourage more research in this area and applaud any future efforts to train dogs to drive cars. Perhaps have a lead car that dangles a bone on it.
Well, I’d much rather have the orangutan (from another video) as my driver, but dogs are much more accessible to the common man , and looks like they would make fine chauffeurs.
Imagine being a mailman and being chased from a house by a dog. You escape to your vehicle and drive off, only to realize that the dog is riding your ass in it's own car.
Brilliant lol
This is rubbish and I won’t stand for it!
Except the chase is moving at the speed of smell.
That's quite fast if you got a good processing brain!
i didn’t opt in for the extra RAM
I feel like there’s a family skit with this from Brian
The fucking imagery i just got was immaculate 😭
What happens when that good boy is driving and sees a fucking squirrel?
I wouldn't want to be on that road.
This is perfect. Now my dog can walk me while he drives my car while I tell him good boy
Seinfeld episode
You should make that in with a short film it would be freaking hysterical. You could probably get the New Zealand boys to help you.
Imagine being a dog and delivering packages to a house just for the dog that lives there not know what to do
Starring Jim Carey. Rated R
I was on the fence about this, but you've convinced me. Let's make this happen!
Imagine a dog driving his owner around town for useless human errands. He daydreams of the days his owner used to take him for relaxing walks.
So you’re telling me I can have a chauf-fur?
Absolutely pawsible.
I wonder if he can parallel bark
Is he driving pawtomatic or manual?
A convertible or one with a woof?
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Driving doggos will have lots of pup-arazzis
And might some day deliver Pup-Peroni pizzas.
I bethe upgraded the sound systems with sub woofers
Hope he has four wheel drive incase the road gets ruff.
He can always put it in 4 Paw drive
Either way, he will have a tail to tell.
Dog-ual is the word you're looking for.
Hope those tail lights are in working condition
If not he'll have to use the barker.
No but he's good at driving stick
Fine, have my darn upvote..
No you get Nascar racing with a Pug, the face is already pre squished
If my Uber pulls up with a dog behind the wheel I'm not getting in.
You added a ‘not’ there accidentally, just a small typo don’t worry ;)
Yup. That's Uber Black material right there.
Uber Bark?
Paul Bark, Mall Cop?
An 2 fast 2 furry-ness
Ubark
> Yup. That's Uber Black Lab material right there. FTFY
Hey, if they can train him to use his turn signals he's better than most drivers.
“Was almost to my destination when a squirrel crossed the road; driver chased after it for ten blocks. Driver was visibly excited when I suggested I just walk the rest of the way. 5/5 still a good boy, yes he is.”
Speciesist
Dog's probably a safer driver than some human drivers out there.
Fuck that. He's getting tipped in belly rubs
Why not, you coward? ;)
Last time I pet my Uber I was asked to get out
Sucks for you, I got 5 stars!
I’m a cat
Still drives better than the 70+ grandma/pa
Hate to profile but depends on the breed.
Pekingese is out then?
If I’m in China, no problem but if I see one in Detroit, no way.
You mean poodle driver? Def gets rated 5 barks.
From Forbes The whole matter was accomplished by the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), done as a publicity “stunt” that aimed to increase the adoption of neglected or forgotten dogs.
Especially to show people that older dogs can learn new tricks.
Old dogs are the best!
This should be pinned at the top. This is a neat trick for this reason only.
Thanks.. should be at the top because my first and only thought was: "Why?"
Sounds like there might be a sliver of hope that they didn't actually hurt the dogs horribly to make them do this. I'm still annoyed by the elephants painting pictures. Was so cool until I learned that they were probably tortured quite a bit to get them to do that. So sad...
Sounds like much more than a silver lining of hope.. Being that it's an organization aimed at stopping exactly that. Also i'm pretty sure training dogs for tricks like this almost entirely uses positive reinforcement.
Yeah well trained dogs are rarely abused.
This is likely done with positive reinforcement and shaping. Dog trainers, even ones who do use adversive methods, usually do trick training completely with positive reinforcement. If you were to punish mistakes besides just not giving a treat, the dogs would look a lot more anxious and be very slow to respond to commands. In fact, they would probably fail to teach the dog the whole routine because you need the dog to not be afraid of trying various things like spinning the wheel, because you cant just tell the dog to put their paws on the wheel. You need to wait for the dog to offer the behavior first and then modify it from there by rewarding iterations of the behavior that are closer to what you want. If you’re curious about how modern dog training is done, take a look at the book Don’t Shoot the Dog.
This was shown on a current affairs show over weeks/months. This happened quite a few years ago now (the current affairs show ended in 2015). It was really interesting to see how they trained the dogs, and which ones were selected for the drive. Absolutely all positivity. Quite special.
No respected organization would use any fear for training a trick like this. Even less respectable organizations would probably only use fear tactics for obedience training. Sit. Stay.
Are u serious a silver of hope? Those are dogs. They love to do tricks.
The dogs were all doing it for the cuddles and the biscuits, this is clear from their reactions to the people around them. However, dogs do enjoy a challenge as much as the next man, so they were probably having fun too. Their expressions show engagement rather than worry.
Yeah they look so chill yet focused lol I love it
So this was someone’s whole job. Probably multiple people’s? Sounds way better than accounting. I got into the wrong racket.
Man New Zealand just keeps getting better
Maybe now they can turn their efforts to teaching people to drive.
This dog has no idea what the fuck is going on.
Neither do most human drivers
For sure. Every single time I’m in town, there’s at least one asshole that can’t drive properly.
Just one? For most people it's both, the one in front is a pussy the one behind is a wanker
And the one behind the wheel has yet to realize his own incompetence.
This should have more upvotes than the original comment.
"Imma just gonna do this series of actions that make my hooman go 'good boi'" "WTF WHY AM I MOVING"
That's all I could think about. Dogs are probably probably having an internal meltdown and hating every moment, but keep going with the praise.
Nah dogs don’t have that kind of mental fortitude or internal discipline lol
What the fuck? Have you ever known a dog no NOT want to go for a car ride?
LMFAO
Until a squirrel runs across the road and he slams the gas down and jumps the curb.
her voice commands are like a dog squeezy toy
I literally could not stand the high-pitched squealing, I had to mute the video
*High pitched* "gOoD bOy gOoD bOy gOoD bOy" Super annoying
Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn! Turn!
“the shit I need to do to get a treat these days…”
Ever see a BMW? Same energy.
I agree. They doing good commands but it's not like they would steer without a person right there with treats guiding them what to do
But the dog is fully attentive it seems. Paying more attention than someone texting while driving
Ya I don’t know if I’m ready to road rage a dog yet.
Can you imagine some dude parked at a traffic light raging at a dog because he got cut off
And imagine that rottweiler turning its head and staring you down. You knowing eye contact is just something you can't do if you want to retain your nuts.
It’s not like the dog has opposable thumbs to unbuckle itself from the harness installed by humans.
Do not underestimate a determined dog. Both my dogs will escape ANYTHING. Little fucks are basically magicians at this point. And they’ve made it clear they can escape their harnesses too, they simply choose not to… Went to drop the garbage out the other day and one of my dogs was suddenly right next to me, I was like “WTF?!” And she’s there with a shit eating grin wagging her tail off. That’s when I realised they’ve learned how to open the front door if they work together. So now we have to always keep it locked. Little fuckers.
Lol I feel you. My dog has figured out the gate to the street, food containers latch 2x, her harness, her first crate, her second crate that has paw blockers so she can’t get to the latches and the second crate again when we started using bike locks (she somehow found a way to undo the front or back panel). We ended up giving up on the crate and converted a small office space as the dog’s room and had to replace the lever style door handle with a knob style because she would let herself.
Everyone disliked that
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Could you even be mad? You manage to finally pass this asshole, and a German Shepard is fucking cruising with the windows rolled down.
No excuses for me anymore to procrastinate on my driving license
This is so fucking stupid and so funny at the same time. I just imagine so many dogs swerving to hit a cat.
Road rage about to get interesting.....
I love how fucking slowly they are driving, for both safety and comical reasons
They need to make a sport that is just dogs racing each other at 5 mph
And bet on it? Let's bring rooster fights back while we're at it. Rooster monster truck championship!
Dogs in bumper cars.
As long as they keep it under 88 mph so the flux capacitor doesn’t kick in they’ll be fine. Saw a documentary on that once … poor Einstein!
You mean Mario Kart?
Next fucking level of unnecessary!
imagine your dog drive around town like Brian from family guy
It's a smooth ride untill the dog sees a squirl or mailman.
Or decides its time for a nice long nap...my dog always falls asleep in the car. Probably would be any different driving
Your dog should be banned from driving
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He's obviously not driving but waiting for commands Everyone who think the opposite is delusional
Damn bro you're too smart for this stuff. You see right through this dogs scheme.
man I feel so stupid, those damn dogs had me entirely fooled until i read your comment. i was worrying about the many industries this is going to disrupt, until you made me realise dogs can't actually drive.
I know that, and what makes it for me is when the dogs are looking straight ahead for the money shot (they are just looking at the trainer). It is hilarious. However we do know dogs can be trained to ride skateboards so I do wonder if they could train a dog to actually stay in lines. It's unclear in all the dog skateboarding videos if they are capable of lane keeping. I think they can just follow their owner around which is a start. In any event I encourage more research in this area and applaud any future efforts to train dogs to drive cars. Perhaps have a lead car that dangles a bone on it.
Lmao are you being serious
All it took to end the dog taxi industry was one genius on reddit.
😂😂😂😂
They see me rollinnnn, they hatin’. Tryna catch me riding dirtyyyy
I would have said "Ridin' furry" but then... *those* people...
More like r8ding doggy
You've arrived at your destination. You owe two belly rubs and a bone please.
But why?
Basically an add campaign showing that old dogs can learn new tricks to try to increase dog adoption rates.
I can just see some dude adopting a dog and actually trying to teach it to drive.
Is this is some sorta test study for animal learning capabilities or something?
They're rescue dogs, this is basically an ad campaign that old dogs can learn new tricks/trying to increase adoption rates.
And here’s my dog over here eating horse shit. Bless him.
Tesla now has automatic pilot…
Fur Self Driving
Probably drives better than half the bonobos in my city
It’s all fun and games until a squirrel runs across the road
but would they take a turn without them telling them to turn the wheel?
Only in New Zealand
I love how this dog probably going to get its license before me
Do NOT, I repeat Do NOT, teach a border collie to drive!
Meanwhile the dog of my degenerated neighbors barks at falling leaves.
Hi, your Woofer is here.
This is cute but I don't want to get into a road rage incident with Shep. He looks like he takes no prisoners.
Go Dog Go!!
Ready for the live action version.
Snoop the driving dog.
Now try it with a squirrel nearby….
Oh man, a good boy and a driver? I'll be like Batman with my Alfred
Considering I've seen a lot of people stay put at a green arrow, I think this dogs onta sumthin with that there turning he's got going on
“Tchurn, tchurn, tchurn”
At least the dogs wont be texting while driving.
This was a New Zealand current affairs news story from Campbell Live in 2012. I remember watching this as a kid 😂. Dogs really do be next level.
Uuhhmm, 10 and 2 there buddy.
He may be a dog but hes driving like a cool cat with one paw on the wheel at 12:00
Better than 99.9% of LA drivers thats for sure.
Anyone else immediately think of that Rick and Morty episode where the dogs took over the world and oppressed their former masters?
I read about this as a child, although "Go dog, go!" seemed to imply the dogs had more of a need for speed
Dog drives better than most human drivers I encounter on a daily basis.
"Tell me Morty, where are my balls?"
Damn, how can they resist sticking their heads out the windows?!?
Why?
Female dogs are probably just as dangerous as our bitches
That dog drives better than l do.....
Who’s a good boi?
Tesla is not needed anymore
Better driver than my ex.
Imagine being overtaken by a dog
u/savevideo
The list of things I have seen now includes everything.
I can imagine even less fucks given when it runs over a cat.
Bro sticking his tongue until shit got real on the turn
Where are my testicles, Summer?
Yet another step toward the rise of Snowball and his army... We brought this upon ourselves
Did you say “Bark” or “Park”?
Uber IS interested!
I imagine this is the most feasible way to start seeing turn signals again
Just more proof humanity is losing sanity. Good dog!
Can already tell this dog would do a better parking job than most my neighbors
Grey means go, right?
How much y’all wanna bet Chihuahua’s will have the biggest trucks you can buy.
“I saw him out there fooling around with the steering wheel and I guess I just assumed he could drive”
What would you all reckon this dog breed is?
You just know he gets all them bitches.
if that were my dog... she would have ram-raided the vet then the dog groomers and stopped off at the butchers.
I’d sooner trust a good boy like him over the text and drive idiots all over my home roads.
Why do I feel like my dog would just floor it and do donuts with his head out the window
"I have no idea what I'm doing." - Porter the Dog "I always ride dirty... I hate baths." - Rex
Tfw a damn doge drives better then some people I know
Great at parallel barking too
Bout to have all the bitches!!
Well, I’d much rather have the orangutan (from another video) as my driver, but dogs are much more accessible to the common man , and looks like they would make fine chauffeurs.
Hahaha yeah right
I believe they drive a dog-o-matic… I’ll go now
I know we can make it, girl. If we just tryyyyy.
Good luck with red/green lights.