Quincy, from Polish straydog to Dutch service dog

The doc has very recently changed my painmedication to Oxycodon and since I have to get used to it, I spent some more time on the bed than usual (I'm a bit drowsy, weak, sleepy, etc ;) ) Anyway, even when on the bed, it's always fun having Quincy around. She was playing with a squeaky toy and I was wondering, would she be able to differentiate between the number op "beeps" and would she be able to copy it? :eek: That's when the following happened... :D

https://youtu.be/IGOEVX1qLKE

She is soooo funny :p

Sas and Quincy :)

She is funny and so smart.

That is funny and cute! She is so smart and obviously LOVES pleasing you in any way she can. I hate you have to take the oxy but pray you adjust soon and are able to continue doing the things you enjoy soon.

Hugs and love from our house to yours!

She is so adorable Sas!!!! I am so very sorry you are and continue to have these troubles yourself!!!!! Healing (((((hugs))))) Terry

Oh what a precious, clever girl! :) :) :)

There can be no better medicine than sharing your bed and your cuddles with Quincy. :o ;)

Sending you both my warmest wishes!

Another month (almost) has passed, time for some new video's :)

As you may know, we're doing a fun course every Saturday morning. The 9th time, we did some agility. Absolutely new to Quins and myself so we first practised this "yellow tube" to see if Quincy was willing to go through it. Then we did a short "run"..eventhough that's too much honor for our 3 jumps, yellow tube thing and another 3 jumps :p But again, it was our very first time ;)
https://youtu.be/DcGIreM-khw

And this was today's lesson :) All kinds of things. The first two clips are both me having to send Quincy "forward" where she has to lay down on the "target", a blue piece of cloth. The dogs are supposed to lay on top of the target...not Quincy, hehehe. She seems to be thinking "hey, there's something laying on my spot, away with that cloth so I can go lay on my spot" :p And eventhough that's not the way it is supposed to be done, I think Quincy is performing perfectly in het own Quincy style :D We are not going for the olympic gold medal in absolute obedience and...more importantly, I do not want to train the joyfulness out of Quincy, so this is how Quincy performs this excercise :D Next there are 2 clips of Quincy having to sit and wait while I throw something....and she can go get it when I tell her so :)
And the final clip is hilarious. This is something we have never done before.The mat has been rolled up with treats inside it...and the dog has to unroll the mat (following the treats with its nose :D ) Well, once Quincy has unrolled the mat, she does something that makes everyone laugh :)
https://youtu.be/bi2bs06RP8A

And here's Quincy getting something from the storageroom for me...filmed all the way, inside out :)
https://youtu.be/bi2bs06RP8A

This shows my happy, joyful, energetic and always in a good mood Quincy during our walks :D Alert... tracking...and flying passed me ;)
https://youtu.be/xye4bmBtjB4

And a walk in the forrest... :)
https://youtu.be/cBUywadD-TE

And finally, it's fall...meaning, there's branches on the ground wich can pose a problem with a wheelchair, but not for me ;)
https://youtu.be/-96WCWLMfww

So this will last you for a while... ;)

Wishing each and everyone of you a great weekend,

Hugs,

Sas and Quincy :)

Isn't she just so smart and lovely. Like watching a smile in action. :)

Loved that Quincy wanted to roll up the cloth target! She is definitely tuned into you (and her treats)! :D

A few more Quincy-clips :)

Here's my "Black Beauty", running beside my wheelchair... :) When I watch her running beside me, I still get that "knot-in-the-stomach" feeling, you know, that feeling you have when you are in love :D
https://youtu.be/ZFdyPE8GyQc

And here's me, teaching Quincy something new. Someone wanted to see how I train her....well, I hardly have to do anything :D It's something we have never done before, so it's totally new to Quincy...I want her to place her chin in my hand. She is incredably fast...really, I think she beats all my other smart ones ;)
Once I think she understands what it is I want from her, I add a word/command...and as you can see, adding this word has her a bit confused. She touches my hand with her paw, tugs at the duvet...and then, wham, she gets it :) And this was yesterday...
https://youtu.be/Av163xXTM_I

Today I repeated the chin-in-hand excercise again, see if she still knew it :) Well, of course she still knew it :p Afterwards we played some and cuddled...
https://youtu.be/imRG_xQ6erE

Saskia :)

Omg! Isn't she the sweetest!! You two are sooo in tune with each other. The last clip brought tears to my eyes.
I'm so very happy you've found each other. A perfect match.
Love watching her so much. Probably more so because we know her story. Thank you for sharing. Hugs, Song.