Quincy, from Polish straydog to Dutch service dog

Two weeks have passed and we're off the Cortavance all together... :D And for now, Quincy is doing well without it. This coming Friday evening we will be doing our exam for the "Dog safety in traffic and public" course. A course we did this winter...each Friday evening, in the dark :D We had to walk certain routes through town and on the route there would be vollunteers from the dogschool who, for example, would pass us on skates or a bike (and the dog of course is not supposed to bark or lunge etc), or asking us the way while holding shoppingbags in their hands (and swinging them of course :D ), traffic lights, visiting terraces while the dog would lay calmly and out of the way, passing other dogs, musicians, etc. All kinds of situations you can encounter with your dog when you walk on the streets and shoppingmalls and such :)

On April 9th, we will start with our 4th course :D Can't wait... Sports and play for the very advanged ;) We will be doing some agility, balance and coordination, hoopers, treibball, etc all kinds of fun stuff :)

A little over a week ago we had our first experience with Balance and Coordination since one of my friends is studying to become a traner in that area and she needed dogs to practice with :)

Here's Quincy doing some balancing on an airmatrass :D
https://youtu.be/9OrNh7WjAbI

And here we are doing some excercises with crates. You can tell it's a first for both me and Quincy...I have no clue what I am doing, hahaha...I'm busy getting her over the crates but not experienced enough yet to get her in the right positions, to lead her the right way....we're both searching and learning :)
https://youtu.be/2xAUq8xPVO0

And that she is a happy girl...is easy to see in this video. This is my livingroom, most of the time...Quincy playing, squeeking, making a mess with her toys scattered all over the place... :)
https://youtu.be/eEfrJEvhSVU

And of course, her work... We cuddle, the phone rings... I don't have to say a thing :)
https://youtu.be/G0_lHxOhbbU

And for fun, we do some "service dog agiliy" which of course doesn't exist but it's kind of like agility just not with obstacles. We run a course through the livingroom where Quincy has to perform service dogs tasks...and that is just for fun indeed :D
https://youtu.be/c72MrrhQ_x0

My little black beauty and brains... ;)

Saskia and Quincy :)

Love the video's of Quincy. She is a smart, beautiful dog. But then why not. Look at what a great mother she has.
Love Sonja, Apollo

Thank you, Sonja... Life with Quincy is such a joy, my beautifil black haired Polish girl :D

Sas and Quincy :)

Quincy on a bed of wood anemones... :)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

She is such a beautiful girl!

Another month has passed :) Quincy is back on the Cortavance spray for her itching but doing well. She had her yearly exam and her teeth were cleaned. All bloodresults looked good and she did well :) We passed our "Dog Safety in Traffic and Public" exam with all A's... and today we had our second lesson from our new course "Sports and play for the advanced" :)

Here we are training some at home after our first class. She has to sit up with her front paws in the air and then she has to switch sides as she lays down...kind of like fitness for dogs :D
https://youtu.be/YzAIRPzzQMk

Here she is just having some fun with her toy cow:
https://youtu.be/qYXdfsMPJDY

Playing with her friend Maybe:
https://youtu.be/KeftbiDxVTE

And today's second class:
https://youtu.be/OfnsGDu2wWc

I have such a fun life with Quincy, never a dull moment with her around :)

Saskia and Quincy :D

It give me great joy to see you and Quincy enjoying your lives together so much! You are both beautiful Souls and such a blessing to us all!

Awww, so cute! She really is full of life and I think it would be fun hanging out and living with Quincy too.

:)

Love, love, love seeing you and Quincy learning together! Also great that her annual exam went well.

It's been a little over a month since I last updated :) And since then, nothing has changed. Life with Quincy is simply wonderful, her allergies being the only thing that causes us some grief every now and then. But she's as happy and as playful as a dog could be..."inhaling life" with everything she's got :D She'll be turning 4 next month but not slowing down at all :p

Well, time to share some more video's ;)

This is during our "fun class", close to our "Kings Day" when everything turns orange here in The Netherlands...and so did the dogs :D
https://youtu.be/AVxkcO9Bwa4

Off leash through the petstore:
https://youtu.be/AVxkcO9Bwa4

I had to spent some time at the hospital and was hooked up on an IV...the IV started beeping when it was done, Quincy can't be bothered with the noise :p
https://youtu.be/AHflknIa-iQ

Our fun course of may the 14th:
https://youtu.be/dQB-DGfNyH8

Running, jumping, squeeking her toy...all at the same time:
https://youtu.be/evrCeIJltjc

Her allergy-shot followed by a cuddle:
https://youtu.be/o4cCvENemJI

Even when she's outside relaxing in the sun, when she hears something drop...I do not not have to say a thing or call for her, she will come and pick it up:
https://youtu.be/-1yeK6CWpfI

And yesterday's class:
https://youtu.be/WSe_QCIAxZw

They say it all...we're very happy together :)

Sas and Quincy :)