The power of positive reinforcement - NZ SPCA teaches rescue dogs to drive

[RedwingWinter]

The video is here. Amazing!

[WhenSantaGotStuckUpACunnyFunt]

Damn I was just going to post this link! You beat me to it.

[PartridgeInASpicyPearTree]

I love love love this. Might see if my two fancy driving us home from doggy day care...

[WhenSantaGotStuckUpACunnyFunt]

Hey at least you'd always have a designated driver to take you home from the pub

[Whippoorwhill]

Wow, that is brilliant.

[SelfRighteousChristmasPants]

I need to learn to drive...must get the instructor to have treats for me

[RedwingWinter]

I can't wait til next week when they'll have the dog drive a TV reporter round a track.

[RedwingWinter]

They did it! The dogs drive solo here

[Whippoorwhill]

Yay!!! So damn clever. I really need to step up my clicker training. :)

[GrimmaTheNome]

Took me longer than that to learn to drive

[AndARedwingInAPearTree]

Scientific American has a nice blog about operant conditioning, with videos of those dogs but also a dog dancing the salsa and a mouse doing agiility here.

[GrimmaTheNome]

What about fish?

[AndARedwingInAPearTree]

Er they have a chicken and a goat too but no fish on that page. There must be a clicker-trained fish out there somewhere ...