Perry's Mum Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 http://www.causes.com/causes/644857-let-s-turn-facebook-orange-for-animal-cruelty-awareness/actions/1711961?causes_ref=email&recruiter_id=80772063&template=activity_mailer%2Fnew_activity&utm_campaign=action_email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=causes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Mutt Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 No more leaving the dog with the car to keep it safe :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katdogs Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Jodie would go through every red light just to get from A to B because B means BALL. Stevie would get stuck at KFC drive-through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Jodie would go through every red light just to get from A to B because B means BALL. Stevie would get stuck at KFC drive-through. Max would be "ooh flashy light, must chase" to every headlight and tail light and brake light and traffic light and Boston would be causing all sorts of accidents with his lack of attention span and "look over there, shiny thing!" *swerveCRASH* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollywaffle Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I love the premise behind this 'stunt'..showing that abandoned dogs have a purpose..what a lovely thing to flag and to do it so publicly is so clever. It clearly shows that dogs are not disposable entities....but clever, wonderful beings, which us well-advised DOLers knew already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindo Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Just loved the look on Monty the schnauzer's face as he drove - so cool, like he'd been doing it for years! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBoz Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 That is soooo fabulous! :laugh: What a cool way to show their amazingness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Someone added a link that has pictures of the dogs and more details on how it was done. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2243537/You-really-CAN-teach-old-dog-new-tricks-The-strays-trained-drive-car.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 i am the fun police on this because i saw the story a few days back and just thought why? out on a farm this would be handy but other than that what is the point? we already know some dogs are amazing. if their spca is anything like our rspca i'd much rather those workers spent all that time and money helping more than 3 dogs. maybe if a farmer had taught his dog to drive the ute while he fed the sheep off the back i'd be excited by it but i'd hate to think of the spca diverting funds from saving and rehabilitating more animals for this. sorry everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 i am the fun police on this because i saw the story a few days back and just thought why? out on a farm this would be handy but other than that what is the point? we already know some dogs are amazing. if their spca is anything like our rspca i'd much rather those workers spent all that time and money helping more than 3 dogs. maybe if a farmer had taught his dog to drive the ute while he fed the sheep off the back i'd be excited by it but i'd hate to think of the spca diverting funds from saving and rehabilitating more animals for this. sorry everyone. Oh I'm with you and think it's ridiculous and still can't believe the article is actually not a joke - it's just comical to think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 They're not into the serious business of teaching dogs how to drive so they can do driving 'work' somehow. They're rescue dogs and the SPCA is doing it as a once-only demonstration that abandoned dogs are as smart in learning, as any others. It's showing potential to learn & be biddable, rather than potential to join humans as serious drivers. SPCA Auckland Chief executive Christine Kalin said: ‘I think sometimes people think because they're getting an animal that's been abandoned that somehow it's a second-class animal. ‘The dogs have achieved amazing things in eight short weeks of training, which really shows with the right environment just how much potential all dogs from the SPCA have as family pets.’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Was on TV last night. How fantastic. What an innovative idea to promote these dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 The point is to show shelter dogs aren't thick, they're train-able animals. Instead of being dirty about it, why not actually praise that promotion of shelter dogs is occuring even if it takes something quirky to get peoples interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrie Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 The long term goal is not to just save dogs that are in pounds now. It is about education and changing perceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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