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Dog ‘driver’ in China pulls cart to pick up kindergarten girl, envious classmates say it is ‘Rolls-Royce’ for children

  • Viral video filmed by teacher shows Labrador Retriever looking proud
  • Smart dog places himself in rickshaw’s frame, eases harness over his head

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A ‘dog driver’ in China pulls a cart to pick up a girl from kindergarten as envious classmates dub the vehicle a “Rolls-Royce” for children. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Alice Yanin Shanghai

A little girl in China sitting in a small rickshaw pulled by her pet dog, has prompted people on mainland social media to call it “a Rolls-Royce in the kids’ world”.

A trending video filmed by a teacher, shows a Labrador Retriever pulling the wooden rickshaw to pick up the girl from nursery school, Zhejiang TV reported.

The dog is seen waiting patiently outside the school in Xingtai in Hebei province, northern China, with the girl’s father who pats him as a signal to be ready for “duty”.

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The clever canine positions himself inside the rickshaw’s frame and places his head and shoulders into a harness. Once the girl is seated, he pulls the rickshaw while the father walks alongside.

The little girl is pulled by her trusty canine as envious nursery classmates look on. Photo: Douyin
The little girl is pulled by her trusty canine as envious nursery classmates look on. Photo: Douyin

“I saw a parent bring a pet dog to collect his child. I took a video as I thought the scene was fun,” the teacher said. “The interaction between them is full of love and warmth.”

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The dog, a two-year-old male, named Barton, was trained to pull the cart over the past few weeks, according to the girl’s father’s Douyin account.

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