Up to this day, we were convinced that it is only us humans who can do certain things, such as drive a car. But, apparently, this is not true. A few weeks ago, a dog proved that driving isn’t only a human privilege.
Port St. Lucie, Florida. A woman spots a car driving in circles in reverse. She is convinced that someone, as in a human being, is behind the wheel, but as this is taking far too long, she finds it all the weirder. Then the police come. And then the fire department.
“First I thought I saw something backing up, but then it kept going and I’m like ‘okay, what are they doing’ and then the cops came and I’m like ‘okay’.”
They were all looking in amazement the silver car going around in circles, but what they couldn’t see was the man or woman driving it. And that’s because there wasn’t one. Behind the wheel was a black labrador, which had been successfully, well, more or less, driving the car for about an hour.
After about an hour the car slowed down and the police were able to open the door, by opening the driver’s side door with the passcode. At that point, a black labrador hopped out of the driver’s seat, leaving everyone speechless. It appears that the owner of the car- and of the dog, apparently- had left the car for a while with the ignition on, and, presumably, without engaging the parking brakes.
The owner of the car wishes to remain anonymous, but he promised to fix the neighbor’s mailbox that was damaged by the car. Fortunately, this was the only damage that the car caused and people living nearby were very lucky that they didn’t suffer any injuries.
Well, we knew that labradors were smart, but we never thought they could drive a car. To be fair, however, this was probably an automatic car, since being the dog the one who changed gears, we cannot imagine that it was also able to push the clutch. Similarly, we would like to believe that the car owner hadn’t engaged the parking brakes before he left the car, otherwise the genius dog which knows how to disengage the brakes needs to be given a driving license or something!
Amazing as this incident is, this is not the first time that dogs have driven cars. In New Zealand, in 2012, a ten-month-old beardie cross became the first dog in the world to drive a car, steering a modified Mini in a racetrack.
The accomplishments of our furry friends amaze us every single time. Now we’re wondering what they will go for next- it could be anything from writing to cooking. We would definitely be curious to watch a dog preparing a meal for him and his friends. Or a dog writing a letter to his owner- that would be so interesting! Let’s wait and see, because, apparently, these loyal pets are capable of so many things we have yet to find out.
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