THEY’RE DOGS... AND THEY ARE DRIVING CARS!

We like to think that driving is a fairly simple task, you push pedal and you move forwards, then you press another to slow down or come to a stop, sometimes you even turn this thing called a steering wheel to change direction. And if you’re feeling extra confident you can even change gears yourself by pushing another pedal while simultaneously moving your arm to select a gear. It must be added that you do need to take one hand off the steering wheel to complete this tedious task, which is admittedly slightly dangerous.

So if driving is so simple why are humans and Audi drivers the only ones who can do it without causing havoc to other road users most of the time?

Toyota Prius; the obvious choice for a sheep driver.

This is where the optimistic as ever New Zealanders come in. New Zealanders have always had very fond relationships with their sheep and some have grown so close to their hairy animal friends that they've dubbed themselves ‘sheep whisperers’. Now a sheep whisperer can do all manner of strange things, such as keep a sheep still with their mind while the sheeps fur is harvested, cast spells over the sheep such as the ‘make me dinner’ spell and the extra creepy ‘read me a bed time story’ spell, but unfortunately there have been some technical difficulties with the ‘chauffeur me around’ spell which as the name suggests causes the sheep to drives the sheep whisperers car. Sadly we can't tell you what happened because animal rights people will get angry, but it wasn't good. 

So after failing to teach sheep – a New Zealanders best friend –  how to drive, the Kiwi’s have moved on to dogs. There is a dedicated canine driving school in New Zealand where after just nine weeks of comprehensive training and treat giving, the dogs are able to successfully control the brakes, gears and steering wheel of the car.

The car of choice for mans best chauffeur friend is the Mini Countryman S, kitted out with drool resistant materials, weird looking gear lever, and wicked cool black wheels. Nothing less. I like your style Monty the giant schnauzer.

You can watch Monty doing his thing behind the wheel of the Mini Countryman in the video bellow.

So take that cats! I don’t see any of you driving cars around, not so clever now are we? 
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*We made the sheep part up.