In the article, "But Can They Parallel Park?" the author brings to light a puppy's newest talent; driving.
The article says that dogs already have multiple abilities. For example, they can rescue people, sniff out drugs, detect oil spills, and even detect some cancers. Now, they will be able to add the ability of driving.
Porter, Monty, and Ginny, were taught by animal-rescue workers in New Zealand, how to drive an SUV after eight weeks of intensive training. The dogs were waiting to be adopted, so the workers taught them how to drive, just to show how smart they really are. The workers used a training method called "operant conditioning." The dogs were rewarded for repeatedly sterring and changin gears, and soon enough, they learned how to drive.
This completely amazes me! Dogs are great at a lot of things, and now some of them know how to drive? At first, I thought the picture of Porter sitting in the driving seat was photoshopped or fake, but when I read on, I said, "Oh snap! That's decent!" I find it crazy how dogs can already do nice things, and now they can drive! With the ability to sniff out drugs and drive, the might as well become police officers. Who else agrees!!??!!
The article says that dogs already have multiple abilities. For example, they can rescue people, sniff out drugs, detect oil spills, and even detect some cancers. Now, they will be able to add the ability of driving.
Porter, Monty, and Ginny, were taught by animal-rescue workers in New Zealand, how to drive an SUV after eight weeks of intensive training. The dogs were waiting to be adopted, so the workers taught them how to drive, just to show how smart they really are. The workers used a training method called "operant conditioning." The dogs were rewarded for repeatedly sterring and changin gears, and soon enough, they learned how to drive.
This completely amazes me! Dogs are great at a lot of things, and now some of them know how to drive? At first, I thought the picture of Porter sitting in the driving seat was photoshopped or fake, but when I read on, I said, "Oh snap! That's decent!" I find it crazy how dogs can already do nice things, and now they can drive! With the ability to sniff out drugs and drive, the might as well become police officers. Who else agrees!!??!!
Interesting. Why did the researchers do this? Do they expect dogs to drive around blind people or something? 90
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