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A 7-month-old Siberian Husky mix in Thailand has become this week's most-watched dog. In clips posted earlier this month, Singha is shown sitting upright at the controls of a small walking tractor, steering it across a field with the confidence of a farmhand. The two videos together have passed 7.8 million views — and the backstory is even better than the footage.
What happened
Singha's owner, Mr. Suriya (known as Jon Leh), adopted him after he was abandoned. According to coverage by the Thai News Agency, the first clip went up on October 9 on Facebook, where a page owner posted it with jokes about teaching a dog to drive. It hit 2 million views in two days. A second video, posted the day after, drew even more viewers, pushing the combined total past 7.8 million.
Jon Leh trained Singha to drive the walking tractor safely, filming in a deserted cemetery at Wat Pa Kok Mai Daeng in Kalasin province. As the views piled up, so did purchase offers — reportedly tens of thousands of baht for the dog. He turned every one down. Singha is, as he put it, a loyal companion, not inventory.
Why it blew up
It's the classic internet formula: a dog doing something absurdly human, done well, with zero ambiguity. The captions are tongue-in-cheek, the dog is clearly having fun, and the owner answered the two questions everyone asks — he assured viewers no animal cruelty was involved, and pledged any video earnings to the temple where he lives.
Our take
Huskies are famously the breed that destroys your house when they're bored — this one got a tractor instead. If your dog has that kind of engine in them, channel it: our automatic ball launchers guide for high-energy dogs is a saner version of the same idea.
Watch/read the original → Thailand Mirror's report on the viral videos — we summarize in our own words and link out; the original videos and reporting belong to their creators.
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