ATHENS ~ A middle-aged Greek shepherd unable to walk over long distances now drives to work after training his flock of sheep to follow his car, state television Net reported.

George Zokos from Tyrnavos in central Greece devised the system after his health deteriorated, and has been “driving” his sheep to pasture for the past three years, the station said.

“We would sometimes hear honking, or the car door slamming, and then we realized that it was George training his sheep,” a neighbor told the station.