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The dog in an idiling van got a little impatient waiting for the driver to return, so he decided to bring the car around, onto the sidewalk and right up to the window of a Long Island coffee shop.

The pooch, a 50-pound mutt named Bentley, was waiting in Bryan Maher's van last Wednesday while Maher stopped at Cool Beanz coffee shop.

"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, is quoted in the New York Daily News report. "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."

No one, including Bentley, a boxer/shar pei mix,  was injured in the crash. The window of the shop was cracked, some patio furniture was damaged and a mirror was broken on the van.

The cafe's owner, Patricia McCarthy, seemed to hold no grudge about the mishap.

"Aw, Bentley was wagging his tail afterward," said McCarthy. "He really is a sweet dog."

Maher said he has 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."

(Photo from nydailynews.com)