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Dog drives tractor on M74

Postby annie » 23 Apr 2015, 08:25

Delays were caused on a busy stretch of the M74 motorway after reports of a dog "taking control of a tractor".

The incident - highlighted on Twitter by Traffic Scotland - took place at J13 at Abington, South Lanarkshire.

It later emerged that a sheepdog called Don, owned by farmer Tom Hamilton, had leaned on the controls of his utility vehicle, taking it on to the road.

Police and Mr Hamilton later recovered Don, who was unhurt, and the vehicle, from the central reservation.

Mr Hamilton told BBC Scotland that he was out on his off road pick up checking lambs in a field above the M74 near Abington.
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Re: Dog drives tractor on M74

Postby maureenho » 23 Apr 2015, 10:36

They say sheep dogs are intelligent, now we know they can drive tractors do877

The dog looks just like one of my nephews sheep dogs.
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Re: Dog drives tractor on M74

Postby wendy » 23 Apr 2015, 16:28

Glad I wasn't the owner of the dog.
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Re: Dog drives tractor on M74

Postby Rosalind » 23 Apr 2015, 16:38

I bet a lot of the car drivers could not believe their eyes do877 .
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