A family has insisted their border collie is still a "very good dog" despite her crashing a Jeep into a parked car.
Sue Brewer, 60, says her pet dog Freya was "absolutely fine" after the accident earlier this month. However, she has stated that the pooch will no longer be allowed to ride upfront.
Hilarious doorbell footage released this week showed the six-year-old at the wheel of the 4x4 vehicle. Sue said her daughter's dog jumped into the front seat and knocked the automatic gearbox into 'drive', forcing the vehicle to go downhill.
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She added: "That day she took it into her head to jump into the driver's seat. Now she will be consigned to the dog cage in the boot."
Shaun Waller, 34, was working when he heard a bang outside his home in Gronant, North Wales. After going to investigate he discovered that his neighbour's Jeep Cherokee had collided with his parked car.
The senior analyst went to watch the doorbell footage back, where he saw Freya behind the wheel. Sue, a mum-of-two, explained what happened.
"My dog was in the boot in her cage and I went to put Freya into the front passenger footwell where there’s a lead attached to the bottom of the seat," she said. "She took matters into her own hands, jumped into the driver's seat and knocked the automatic gearbox into drive.
"The car was parked on a slope – it began to roll and crashed into the car opposite."
Shaun said that he and his partner found the situation hilarious and weren't fussed about the damage.
But Sue said: "My car is fine really, it’s just a cracked bumper. It's a Jeep Cherokee so it’s very sturdy has got a lot of weight in it. My neighbour's car may possibly be a write off though.
"I did swear at Freya at the time which I shouldn’t have done. I got her out the car and got her where she should be, so I could move the car. She didn’t know she’d done anything wrong.”
Sue added that her daughter was relieved no one was hurt during the incident and insisted that Freya is still a "very good dog".
Sue said: "She's a very good dog, she’s marvellous with the children and she’s a really great family dog. My daughter [who owns Freya] was very surprised and glad me and the dog were alright.
“My other daughter sent me a photo of her partner sat with the Star on the front page in York.”
Speaking after the video was filmed on December 1, Shaun said: "I work from home and I was working as normal when I heard some commotion going on outside. I looked out the window and saw my neighbour’s car had rolled down their driveway and jack-knifed into my car.
“Me and my partner were in hysterics laughing – it's an old car so we weren’t too bothered about the damage.”
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