Last week, the New Zealand SPCA, MINI and DraftFCB Auckland asked: Can you teach a dog to drive? And after Porter, a 10 month old beardie cross successfully drove a MINI Countryman down a road and turned a corner on Monday night in New Zealand, the answer is resounding "yes."

The project, which began two months ago, was an effort to raise the profile of shelter and rescue dogs, and focused on three pooches, Monty, Porter and Ginny, who underwent a training process to teach them new tricks.