Lockdown walkies! Nika the husky is taken for a walk by DRONE as owner takes social distancing to a new level

• Nika is taken for a walk in Madison, Wisconsin, with a drone during lockdown  
• Owners, Kaitlin and Jonathan, were able to walk Nika and keep social distance
• Nika is the oldest, nine years old, of a pair with younger Kira, seven years old 

A husky's owner used a drone to walk her and keep social distance during the coronavirus lockdown. 

Nika, a nine-year-old husky from Madison, Wisconsin, was able to get her daily walk with a drone while her owners, Kaitlin and Jonathan, maintained social distance. 

The husky's lead is hooked to the drone that hovers behind her.  

Nika slowly realises it is time for a walk when the buzzing drone starts moving her forward. 

She casually saunters down the street looking at everything around her. 

She speeds up a bit towards the end of the video looking very comfortable and paying no attention to the drone. 

Nika is one of two huskies with a younger sister Kira who is two years younger than her.  

The video was posted on Nika and Kira's own instagram account, with over 200,000 followers, with the caption: 'Social distance dog walking: drone edition! Genius, lazy, or a little bit crazy?'

The pair's followers loved the idea to use a drone and were very impressed at Nika's cooperation. 

One person said: 'Such a good pup! 

'I think mine wouldn't like the noise hahaha.' 

Another follower said Nika's owners were geniuses for thinking of the drone. 

Kaitlin told dog blog Boots and Arrow: 'Nika is such a loving and caring dog.'

'She doesn't take life too seriously and doesn't always follow instructions.

'The best part about being a Husky parent is the reward from coming home from a bad day at work and seeing their fluffy tail wagging, their wooo wooos of joy, and their excitement to see you.'