Quincy, from Polish straydog to Dutch service dog

I have some exiting news, I discovered Quincy has a brother living in The Netherlands as well and I found him (and the family that adopted him) :D

There is no doubt at all they are related...same faces, same eyes, same intens look in their eyes... and beside, there's a picture taken from both Quincy and her brother, curled up together as little, approximately 3 months old, puppies, still in the shelter in Poland. I will post the pics in Quincy's photoalbum :)

We have been on a 4 day visit to a friend of mine who lives in the south of the country, where they have heather :eek: Gorgeous :) She has 2 dogs so Quincy had a blast, running around all day in the woods and the heather with her doggy friends :D
https://youtu.be/RChp1HeTkt8

But Quincy doesn't neccesarily needs heather or doggy friends to be happy...
https://youtu.be/KmpjvfGPsoM

And even indoors, she is a happy camper...her motto is "I squeek, therefore I am" :D
https://youtu.be/KykrenjXLIg

A week from tomorrow, we will be starting our "advanced course" in doggyschool...that will be so much fun, can't wait for it to start :)

And finally, just because I like the song in this video...it matches Quincy's personality perfectly...
https://youtu.be/XwIankMtgOg

So all is well here :)

I do have a sad note though...Don, the Beagle who stayed here one day a week, has passed 2 days ago. He was 14, suffering from several conditions but it was the heartfailure that got him in the end. R.I.P. sweet Don, you were Quincy's first friend...both she and I will miss you dearly. Of course, his owners are devestated over his loss...

Saskia and Quincy :)

Hi, Saskia! It was great seeing Quincy having so much fun and learning about his brother but I am sad to read about Don. Please pass on condolences to his family from Abbie and I.

Thank you Judy, I will. I went to see Don on Monday and he was having such difficulties breathing inspite of all his meds that were raised to the maximum... He was such a gentle spirit, a former lab dog, poor thing. Glad he was rescued and had many good years with my friends, together with his Beagle sister, who passed away 3 years ago. And I am glad Quincy and myself got to say our goodbyes to him...but we will miss our days together, they were so special...

Saskia and Quincy

Oh I am so sorry to hear about Don. :( I know the three of you really enjoyed your days together and will miss them. It is so nice to know, tho, that Don was rescued from the horrors of the lab and was able to spend his last years in a loving environment, that he got to know true love from many sources.

Fly free, sweet Don, fly free. You are in excellent company. Please kiss that little dog with the wild yellow hair for me.

ooooo the heather is gorgeous! I bet it's really pretty in real life. Quincy is sure having a good time! I love the pic where all you can see of her buddy is the white plume of the tail in the heather! That laying by the door squeaking that toy is hilarious! Sas, she looks so very healthy and in great shape both physically and mentally! And so very, very happy - as do you. I will always love her face and those ears! :D I am so very glad you two got to take a vacation and it looks like you had a grand time. The country there is just gorgeous!

Her brother does have that same intense look in the eye but he missed out on those amazing ears! :p

And yet another month has passed...how time flies :)

Quincy and I are doing well and have started our "advanced" course several weeks ago and we're doing well :D We can do the entire hour of training off-lead (without Quincy taking off :p ) as the only couple, so I am very proud of her :)

The past couple of weeks I have been volunteering to help the, mainly Syrian, refugees. The town I live in has taken in 750 refugees so there's a lot to do. I take Quincy with me whenever I go there and they all love her.... :) Furthermore I try to take my mom for as many walks as I can, and as the weather permits, since her Alzheimers keeps progressing and she still enjoys the time outside but doesn't go outside anymore without me (and Quincy) to accompany her :) So for her they are the only trips outside and for my dad it means some time off... :) So we are pretty busy, Quins and myself, but happy together and doing well :)

Okay, enough talking, time for a few videos ;)

Quincy doing her thing...getting the tape from the taperecorder and closing the "door" followed by her getting the phone when it starts ringong, no command needed, she knows when it rings, it's her job to go and get it :D
https://youtu.be/rn_jZio3Q0w

Quincy getting her immunotherapy shot...no big deal :)
https://youtu.be/rcz-_jXS_7w

Quincy getting something from the fridge, from a differant angle... :)
https://youtu.be/E12uldjd1zo

And the visit of a friend and her service dog, a beautiful yello Lab. Quins and the Lab got along very well :)
https://youtu.be/6pEhMpH8wjs

Hope you are all doing well,

Hugs,

Saskia and Quincy :)

Saskia -- as always, I love seeing your Quincy videos. It looks like she and the lab had a great time together. When Quincy got her shot, it looked like she was thanking you for it as though she knows it makes her better!

Bless you for helping with the refugees -- such a heartbreaking situation for so many. I'm glad that you and Quincy can spend time with your Mom.

The true spirit of World Animal Day... :)

http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/albu...pictureid=7922

Thank you so much for sharing.:p:p

She is something else! When the phone rang you could see her face light up and she knew exactly what was expected. :) It's nice to see her and her buddy playing, too!