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January 16, 1999

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Quinn, the Dog of the Day
Name: Quinn
Age: Six years old
Gender: Male
Breed: German Shepherd
Home: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
 
   Quinn was one of a litter of eight seeing-eye dogs, all with names beginning with Q. He went through all of the training until a small blind spot was discovered in one eye. He began his life with us two years ago when his original owners moved to Romania. Quinn is special because he has completely eliminated my fear of dogs. He is a big baby, very smart and loving.

    His favorite game is frisbee. He plays almost every day and he is amazing. He also loves to swim -- a favorite day trip is to go hiking in the mountains and then go swimming in a nearby lake. We have to watch out when we are in the water with Quinn though because he loves to swim right at us to try to "save" us. Quinn has several playmates in his 'hood including Mojo and Kuma whom he wrestles with endlessly.

    Quinn is interested in everything that we do, he will watch me peel carrots sometimes and I feed him the strings -- he loves them. He also loves to be in the car and he will attempt to jump into almost any open car door. He is mesmerized sometimes by paper bags blowing down the street and by the sound of the neighbor calling her cat. Quinn's aspirations include: playing frisbee or houseball (when its rainy) keeping the neighbor's cat Malek and all other cats out of sight of our house and yard, and getting as many belly rubs as possible. Quinn is a fun-loving dog and you can't help but have fun when he's around. I just wish I could bring him to work!
 

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