WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory - An exuberant dog left in a truck while the owner watched Canada win the World Cup of Hockey managed to throw the vehicle into gear and coast down a city hill.



A man out for a walk called police after seeing the vehicle coast by with a black Labrador retriever behind the wheel.


Police arrived to find the truck in the middle of a road, blocking traffic, with the dog still at the wheel. No one was injured and there was no damage.


Going door to door, police managed to track down the owner.


"Subsequent investigation indicates that the dog was celebrating the Canadian victory in the world hockey game and knocked the truck into gear, causing it to roll down the hill," Whitehorse Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Wednesday in a firmly tongue-in-cheek news release.


"No word yet on how the dog is doing studying the rules for negotiating the new traffic circle.source

What a dog!

I bet he was just making a beer run for his owner...

A couple of six packs and a bag of kibble, and he'd be heading back up the hill to finish the game...

HAHA!!! If I was there, after the situation was resolved and everything was safe, they'd probably have to carry me off in a stretcher from laughing so hard!

hahaha I love that dog...


w00t! We won!

as that was the last quality hockey game for who nows how long,
the owner is excused.

nhlpa is in league with the

Wish I had seen that!

We only have to watch the tv and you'll eventually get that advert with Lucky the dog driving the car home by accident

I forgot about that...what a great ad!

I couldn't find the dog Lucky on the web but found this funny pic instead...

Yeah, I couldn't either, can't even remember what its advertising... a bank I think....

lmfao, i'll never leave digby alone in the car again

Probably going to get some schmakos down at the store! lol!