A ‘lazy’ dog owner was caught on camera driving his car along a grass verge ‘at 10mph’ while his tiny white pooch trotted alongside it.

In the clip the dog, believed to be either a Bichon Frise or a Shih Tzu, can be seen briskly walking alongside the car as he held the lead through the open door.

 

The pooch briefly pauses to sniff the ground twice but on both occasions it is dragged forward as the car continues moving along Fender Way in Prenton, the Wirral.

In the clip the dog, believed to be either a Bichon Frise or a Shih Tzu, can be seen briskly walking alongside its owners car 

In the clip the dog, believed to be either a Bichon Frise or a Shih Tzu, can be seen briskly walking alongside its owners car 

The poor pooch can be seen briefly pausing to sniff the ground on two occasions but is dragged along as the car continues

The poor pooch can be seen briefly pausing to sniff the ground on two occasions but is dragged along as the car continues

The poor pooch can be seen briefly pausing to sniff the ground on two occasions but is dragged along as the car continues

The bizarre moment was filmed by Andy Redfern from Prenton, the Wirral, who watched open-mouthed as the man cruised by his house with the dog in tow last Sunday afternoon

The bizarre moment was filmed by Andy Redfern from Prenton, the Wirral, who watched open-mouthed as the man cruised by his house with the dog in tow last Sunday afternoon

The bizarre moment was filmed by Andy Redfern from Prenton, the Wirral, who watched open-mouthed as the man cruised by his house with the dog in tow last Sunday afternoon

 Mr Redfern said the car mounted the kerb, the driver opened the door  and let the dog out

 Mr Redfern said the car mounted the kerb, the driver opened the door  and let the dog out

 Mr Redfern said the car mounted the kerb, the driver opened the door  and let the dog out

In the video, passers-by can be heard laughing  and shouting 'he does it every day'

In the video, passers-by can be heard laughing  and shouting 'he does it every day'

In the video, passers-by can be heard laughing  and shouting ‘he does it every day’

The grass verge where a dog owner was seen walking their pooch whilst driving their car

The grass verge where a dog owner was seen walking their pooch whilst driving their car

The grass verge where a dog owner was seen walking their pooch whilst driving their car

Passers-by can be heard laughing at the odd scene and shouting ‘he does it every day’ while one disapproving child shouts ‘that’s dangerous’.

The bizarre moment was filmed by Andy Redfern who watched open-mouthed as the man cruised by his house with the dog in tow last Sunday afternoon. 

Dad-of-four Mr Redfern said it was the first time he’d seen the driver ‘walk’ the pooch like this, but said the dog seemed ‘happy’ and unfazed by it.

The full-time carer, 38, said: ‘I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I’ve never seen anything like it and I’ve lived here for six years. 

‘I saw the car mount the kerb and open the door and that’s when I saw the bloke, who I’d say was in his 50s, let the dog out.

‘It was a little fluffy thing, either a Bichon Frise or a Shih Tzu, it was only small.

‘He was going at about 10 mph. The dog looked like it wasn’t the first time he’d been walked like that, he looked like he was quite comfortable trotting along.

‘He seemed happy enough and looked like he’d done it before but it was bizarre seeing it happen.

‘At one point the dog did stop but the car didn’t so he had to carry on.

‘To be honest I just thought it was funny, I wasn’t concerned for the dog as it didn’t look like it was going too fast. It was funny more than anything.’

Mr Redfern added: ‘You don’t know the circumstances, the man might not be in a position to take the dog for a walk, either that or he’s lazy.’

Why the blistering heat means dog owners shouldn’t walk their pets

Pet owners are being urged not to exercise their furry friends during the hottest parts of the day as blistering 90F heat continues to grip the UK 

  • Dog owners risk burning their pets’ paws on scorching pavements and also increase the risk of them getting heatstroke if they go out walking when the sun is at its hottest from midday through the afternoon
  • Burned paw pads include limping, refusing to walk, licking or chewing feet or there are blisters, redness or parts of the pads are missing
  • More that 1,800 calls regarding animals and heat exposure were handled by the RSPCA between July 1 and July 22

 

 



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