VW's 'Connected Dog' App Lets Your Best Friend Walk Himself, So You Don't Have To

Achtung!'s latest prank for the automaker

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Volkswagen has been having trouble with cars lately, so it's moved on to dogs.

Or so it would appear from this latest prank video from the automaker's Dutch division and ad agency Achtung! You see, VW makes an app called My Volkswagen, which lets you control elements of your vehicle remotely. How cool would it be, VW thought, if they could make something similar for your dog?

"Just like the My Volkswagen app, the Connected Dog is designed to make the owner's life easier," the agency says.

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