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
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”.
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.
“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.”
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.
His videos showed the girl smiling all the way home, looking relaxed and eating melon seeds as she goes.
Mainland social media observers have been delighted by the videos.
“The dog is so proud and joyful. Look, it is wagging its tail when other parents and kids are looking. It seems to be saying, ‘buddies, we will go first’,” one online observer said.
“This is definitely a Rolls-Royce in the kids’ world. This little princess is happier than those sitting in BMW or Benz,” said another.
“Do not show this video to my kid. He will ask me to buy a Labrador Retriever,” said a third.
Stories about interactions between pets and their owners are popular in China.
In 2023, online obeservers were amused by a five-year-old girl in eastern Jiangsu province who played doctor with her dog as the patient.
Pictures of a pet cat dressed up by its woman owner in southwestern China with wigs and outlandish outfits also went viral online in 2022.
