“Thanks Bo. All clear on the major highways this evening as owners pick up their kids at the Playin Ruff doggie daycare centers sprinkled around town.

“Whoops…hold on…We are receiving reports of some major congestion on the LIE onramp at Westside. It appears a van, yes a van, has crashed into a local coffee shop.”

Any casualties Wally?

“Sadly there is one casualty at the scene. That being the reputation of all dog drivers around the world.

“That’s right, Bo, the driver is yet another canine citizen. This is the third such accident in a week.

“Until I hear more, that’s all from traffic chopper K9’s Rule.”

A dog left in his master’s idling van just wouldn’t stay in his barking space - and wound up crashing into a Long Island coffee shop Wednesday night, police said.

The short but ruff ride by Bentley, a 50-pound mutt owned by musician Bryan Maher, ended without anyone getting hurt - just a lot of head scratching by witnesses at Cool Beanz in St. James, L.I.

“I ran inside the coffee house to sign up for open-mike night, and I left my car running because it’s cold outside and I didn’t want my dog to freeze,” said Maher, 60. “The next thing I knew, I looked up to see my van coming at me in the window, with Bentley in the driver’s seat grinning at me.”

The boxer and Shar-Pei mix, rescued by Maher from the pound about a month ago, somehow managed to put the car into drive as Maher, 60, was talking to Cool Beanz owner Patricia McCarthy.

Maher was grateful to McCarthy for taking it in stride - even booking him for Saturday night - but said he had learned his lesson.

“This is the first and last time I’ll ever put the car in park,” he said. “He’s a smart dog - obviously, he can drive a van.”

Hopefully Bentley will use his smarts, and great looks, to good use in the future and won’t have to rely on open mic nights when he’s 60.

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2. Golden Retrievers: 48,509
3. Yorkshire Terriers: 47,238
4. German Shepherd Dogs: 45,014
5. Beagles: 42,592
6. Dachshunds: 38,566
7. Boxers: 37,268
8. Poodles: 31,638
9. Shih Tzu: 28,087
10. Miniature Schnauzers: 24,144
11. Chihuahuas: 23,575
12. Pugs: 22,064
13. Bulldogs: 20,556
14. Pomeranians: 19,511
15. Cocker Spaniels: 16,343
16. Rottweilers: 15,916
17. Boston Terriers: 15,852
18. Shetland Sheepdogs: 14,278
19. Maltese: 13,676
20. German Shorthaired Pointers: 13,273
21. Doberman Pinschers: 11,662
22. Miniature Pinschers: 11,454
23. Pembroke Welsh Corgis: 10,648
24. Great Danes: 9,640

25. Siberian Huskies: 9,452