"A seeing-eye dog is trained... to safely guide the blind" "One morning, five puppies were born at the home of Ms. Mito" "Mr. Tawada?" "It's Mito from Tokyo" "Labradors are either pure black or white, however..." "One of the puppies had a spot on its belly, very unusual for a Labrador" "This was Quill" "Hello, Mr. Tawada?" "This is Mito" "Good puppy..." "Hello, Mito here" "May I speak with Chief Tawada?" "Mr. Tawada?" "I've 5 new born labradors and I'd like my puppies trained as guide dogs" "Impossible." "The mom is too ordinary" "The qualities we are looking for... are hereditary" "Slowly..." "Are you sharing?" "Behave..." "Hello, Mr. Tawada." "It's Mito again" "OK, you win." "But just one" "Mr. Tawada..." "How do I choose which one?" "They're all so smart" "Try calling them" "Come!" "Come!" "Good puppies!" "There's technique in choosing potential guide dogs" "The ones that come right away are out Those are too active" "The right one is the one that..." "stops and looks as if to ask" ""What's the fuss?"" "You are not... an ordinary puppy" "So be good!" "This was Quill's first parting" "Here it is" "Thanks" "All papers are done." "Made it alive?" "When it's 45 days old and ready to leave its mother the puppy is brought... to the "puppy walkers" before it's taken to the training centre" "They're volunteers who raise puppies till their first birthday" "Like foster parents Puppies will learn to be humans' friends" "First there was R for "Ran", then J for "Jonah"..." "Let's use Q for the 3rd one" "Good idea!" "Q for..." "Q-taro!" "They must also give the puppy a name" "Quill:" "Large stiff feather" "Very cool" "Quill" "Qoo!" "Qoo!" "Scared?" "Unhappy?" "I feel the same way" "They are very excited to welcome Quill" "Here we are!" "Looks a bit tired" "It's the drugs for the flight" "What's this cross?" "It's a spot" "Looks like a flying bird" "Indeed" "You shouldn't scold this puppy" "Why is that?" "It's not the right way to teach puppies" "This is your home, Qoo" "And this is the garden" "Under their loving care... the puppy will learn... to love and trust humans and to be humans' friends" "He's waking up" "This is the first game Quill learned" "Puppies grow remarkably fast at this age" "Qoo!" "Hey, Qoo!" "Qoo, come!" "I'm off" "Let's see daddy off" "A puppy's job is to sleep" "Look, Qoo!" "Cherry trees." "They're beautiful in spring" "This year particularly" "Three months later Quill can go out" "Qoo!" "Those are girls" "Pretty girls." "Like me, a long time ago" "And this... is..." "What's so funny?" "That's a snake!" "Don't get up..." "Sleep tight..." "Hush, hush!" "Pea the Bear is Qoo's first pal" "Qoo's fascinated by Pea's squeak" "Qoo also met his first enemy" "A week to heal... in frilled lizard-style" "I'm going" "Watch the nose!" "Let's go home" "What's the matter?" "What?" "Qoo, dinner!" "Sit!" "Good!" "Let's clean the hands before dinner!" "Oh, snow!" "Qoo, this is snow" "You can play with it" "It's winter" "When spring comes, Quill will turn one... and will leave his foster parents" "Cherry trees" "Beautiful" "That day they walked longer..." "farther, and really slowly" "Their hearts sank as they walked" "Tired, Qoo?" "What's so funny?" "What do you know?" "You'll be leaving." "We'll miss you" "Happy first birthday!" "Let's go" "With sad eyes, he was asking:" ""Why are you leaving me?" "Why aren't you coming with me?"" "This was Quill's second parting" "Come!" "Once again!" "OK, go!" "Come!" "Quill's new life at the training center" "Only those who do well become guide dogs" "OK, dinner!" "Bon appetite!" "Oh, he fell for it!" "Easily distracted by food" "Test of dog's aptitude" "All of you... must work harder!" "Pascal - very sensitive to sound" "Poggie - barks, easily excited" "Quill " "Well, just normal" "Morning exercise is also essential" "Come!" "Next, obedience training" "What's wrong?" "No!" "Up!" "Up!" "No!" "Good!" "What a cool spot you have on your belly" "And quite a handsome muzzle" "Long legs too" "How about a walk?" "Heel, come..." "That's it." "Come" "Good, good" "This harness is your necktie" "Once it's on, you're on duty" "Taste good?" "You like it?" "Next, road training" "This... is a curb." "Curb" "Learn it" "Good dog!" "And here... is a corner." "Corner" "Left, go!" "This is an obstacle" "Obstacle" "Obstacle." "Learn it" "Go around it." "Good!" "Curb, corner, obstacle Remember these!" "You'll become a guide dog." "Once again" "You missed this one." "Come" "Watch for the obstacle!" "Go!" "Good!" "Good dog!" "Now what?" "Good." "Go straight" "Go right" "The cabbage." "Are you listening?" "Look at the stalk!" "If the stalk is yellowish, press the leaves" "The leaves must be crispy" "Got it?" "Etsuo?" "This will be Quill's partner and he's my father" "Etsuo!" "Hey, Etsuo!" "Mr. Watanabe" "Oh, Chief!" "Stinking of dog, as usual" "The dog's with me" "Why do you bring with your dog?" "Training." "Handlers go shopping too" "I'd rather stay home than be pulled around by a mutt" "Got the cabbage!" "Is it crispy?" "Definitely!" "My brother, Etsuo." "He loves dogs" "Let's go, Estuo" "Let's pay" "Let's go!" "Quill might not have thought this weird man would be his partner" "Will you please learn?" "Curb!" "See!" "Chief!" "Phone!" "OK" "Good dog" "Down!" "Wait!" "As he waited, he fell asleep" "He dreamt of his old pal, Pea" "Curb" "Right, go!" "You?" "Up" "Oh!" "I see" "Up!" "Good!" "You've been waiting all this time?" "He has the patience" "Very good" "Quill got much praise" "Waiting quietly is an important job for a guide dog" "My dad is head of the local society for people with disabilities" "Let's go" "Excuse me" "Mr. Watanabe!" "Oh, Chief" "What's with the "go go"?" "Will you try walking with a dog?" "Go away, I'm busy" "Must be at the city hall by 3 p.m." "More appeals for beeping stoplights... and textured blocks" "No time to waste" "You'll be late" "Shut up!" "With the dog, it'll take 5 minutes" "Five minutes?" "Impossible!" "No, the other way" "OK, relax" "Don't be afraid" "I'm not" "His hand was shaking" "Are we moving or what?" "Let's go." "Hold the lead" "Qoo, straight, go!" "Off we go" "Relax" "You're a born handler" "Of course" "Learned the stick in just 8 months" "OK, careful" "Very good" "This was dad's first walk with Quill" "He was a bit shaky" "Why stop?" "He's saying there's a corner" "Stopped again" "Left" "He stops again" "Do you know why?" "Sure, I know my way around" "Of course" "How can I get there on time?" "Go!" "Go!" "See!" "The dog disobeys... if the commands put you in danger" "Hang on!" "It's too fast" "Slow down, damn it!" "OK, we're here, it's ten to three" "Hey!" "I have an appeal for... beeping traffic lights" "I'll take care of it" "How'd it feel?" "Too fast" "I'd bet you used to walk even faster" "That night, dad bumped into a parked truck... and got injured" "Excuse me" "This is Peter" "I've been waiting for you!" "Let's go!" "The final stage is training with the dog and its handler" "Oliver is here!" "Good" "Together... they spend a month learning to work as a team" "I'm coming in" "How about some light?" "This is your bed" "I'll leave Quill to you!" "Come on!" "What?" ""Skin-ship" is important" "I can't touch him" "You must!" "Take him to pooh too" "I'll leave the lead here" "My dad had decided to get a guide dog" "Pooh, pooh" "Are you done?" "Come on!" "Hurry up!" "Done?" "Slowly" "Good, good" "Rhythm!" "Step, step, ok!" "Keep going" "Careful" "Easy" "Very good" "Turn left there" "Right, go!" "I said left!" "Why English?" "Because Japanese can be confusing" "Man and dog made for an odd couple" "Quill, stop 3, 2, 1, curb" "Praise him!" "Good!" "I said "praise", not "scare"" "Men started using dogs as guides for the blind... a long, long time ago..." "Are you listening?" "Hmm" "Sorry." "It's hard to tell if you're dozing" "Indeed" "In Italy, in the city destroyed... by Mt." "Vesuvius..." "Pompeii!" "A drawing was found... of a man, guided by a dog..." "Looks like the two do share some common interest" "You're hurting him" "He said "skin-ship"" ""Sharing of feelings through physical contact"" "It's Japanese-made English" "What?" "I've looked it up from the dictionary" "This is a one-way street" "Let the dog guide you" "You want to buy a beer?" "May I?" "Of course." "This is not a prison" "I'll pass" "Right." "Let's save it for... the graduation ceremony" "Better a stroll, than alcohol" "Well said!" "Bravo!" "OK, let's go" "Ms. Kamata, you go first" "You next, Mr. Totsuka" "What a nice breeze!" "Cool" "24 or 25?" "What?" "Your age" "You sound like you're 24" "Say something else" "She's almost 25" "Oh, you're here" "Try your lines with Quill" "Go, Quill!" "See the girl?" "The girl!" "Very good" "The final exam" "Straight, go!" "Careful" "Careful" "No!" "Not his fault" "He warned you" "Listen to the dog!" "You don't know!" "What?" "What it's like to be blind" "What do you want to say?" "I know many blind people... but you know only yourself" "You may know many... but you have no idea how it feels" "Good, be careful" "Are you ok?" "Are you hurt?" "Graduation day" "To Tokyo, Peter!" "We'll go to Takeshita Street" "Handler Certificate" "Then, we'll go to the famous Kyoto temples... and Nijo Castle... with the famous "nightingale" floorboards" "Take care of him, Oliver" "You must be accompanied by one of us When you go out for the first week." "Dad failed the exam" "Mr. Watanabe!" "Where to?" "Practice" "It's dark" "It's always dark for me" "Don't leave the Center" "Quill" "Very good." "Turn left" "Quill" "I fancy a beer." "Which one?" "This one?" "Must be this one" "Damn it!" "No Braille" "It's not beer" "Last try" "What?" "Not this one?" "OK, I'll do as you say" "Bingo!" "Good!" "Very Good!" "Walk straight and turn right" "Etsuo!" "Dad's training was finally over" "Congratulations" "Thanks... for everything" "Quill!" "Congrats!" "Extend the right leg forward" "Point to the direction" "Quill's first step as a guide dog" "Go straight" "Go straight, very good" "This is our home" "Dad's using English" "What?" "Steps, very good" "Welcome home" "Hey, meet Quill" "Hello, Quill" "It's that dog." "With the cross" "It's a spot." "A quill" "We made him a house" "Right, go!" "It's so small" "Do we have to rebuild it?" "Mom's no good with dogs" "I had no idea... it'd be that big" "We can rebuild it" "As long as he likes it, it's fine" "Welcome back" "Back up" "Quill's first night in our home" "Etsuo" "Put this on" "Go away!" "Etsuo has been throwing a tantrum as he wet his bed last night" "Hey, Quill" "Etsuo wet his bed last night and is now throwing a tantrum" "We always tell him to peet before going to bed" "Wash the mattress, Etsuo!" "His face changed" "Of course." "This is his work face no matter what" "He cannot bark nor pee nor pooh..." "Let that be a lesson to you, Etsuo" "Quill, let's go!" "That's a lie" "He pees secretly" "Dad just can't see it" "But he has to stop to pee" "Dad would notice" "I bet he poohs walking" "That's it!" "We'll be late" "Fool!" "He's as stubborn as his father" "Keep walking!" "I know my way" "Dad refused to listen to Quill" "That day's incident was a major jam" "It's ok" "Walk straight" "Good morning, Mr. Watanabe!" "Mornin', right, go!" "OK, wait!" "Almost there..." "Mr. Watanabe!" "Oh, Chief!" "First walk was a success" "Awesome" "It's so exciting!" "Shush!" "I told you not to go on your own in the first week!" "Ah" "You'll get killed" "Quill too" "Do it again and you lose the dog" "Don't be bothered, Quill!" "Center for People with Disabilities" "My dad's workplace" "And now, Quill's too" "So warm" "Like velvet" "He's unlike other dogs" "Lucky you!" "Is it hard... to look after him?" "No" "It's really easy because... he's so smart." "Tell him "Go!"" "In English?" "Of course" "Japanese can be confusing" "OK, Quill. "Straight, go!"" "Well?" "We're moving... but too fast" "I bet you used to walk even faster" "Hey!" "Where'd he go?" "Down the hall..." "Come!" "What are you up to?" "Quill?" "Hey, Quill?" "Hello, everyone!" "Hello!" "I feel a touch of spring as... the aroma of the laurel blossoms... floats in the warm air" "This is the voice bulletin..." "Damn!" "That night was raining hard" "Okay" "This is the voice bulletin!" "Quill, don't!" "Stop it!" "Voice and editor" " Watanabe" "Don't!" "Let go!" "On side A of this tape..." "Stop it!" "Let go!" "Quiet!" "What are you doing?" "He was wet" "He's my dog." "He'll let me know if he needs an umbrella!" "Mind your own business!" "Stupid dog!" "Quill thought dad didn't care about him That night, Quill ran away" "You here?" "Well?" "Is it yours?" "Thanks for your call" "Qoo!" "Let's go!" "Dad was worried to death" "You fool!" "To apologize, Etsuo offered Quill a treat" "How about a drink?" "Mr. Quill, you work like a dog day in, day out" "I can see why you'd want to run off" "Help yourself" "It's just leftovers" "Go ahead" "Try it" "Please" "Good dog!" "I'm home" "Qoo!" "Hide, hide!" "Oh, you're home, you should answer..." "You're back!" "You should say "you both are back!"" "Etsuo..." "What are you... up to?" "You let the dog in!" "Answer me!" "It's really hot outside" "He must be suffering" "Let him cool off" "Is that ok?" "Of course" "Right, Etsuo?" "Here, Qoo!" "You've to say "Come!"" "Well, come..." "Qoo, do as you're told!" "We're almost at the top" "Level with the clouds" "Are you ok?" "I'm fine!" "Tell us if it's too tough" "Cheers!" "Oliver can turn off the lights" "Don't teach him such tricks" "Quill can pose for pictures." "Right?" "Seems to know his "good" side" "My dog does it too" "Oliver too" "Really?" "When I get lost, Quill takes me home" "Right?" "Yes, comes and even leaves home as he pleases" "Leaves home?" "No, no." "She means..." "I let him go out to have some fun" "Silly!" "Hold on" "It's been a while..." "Yes, thanks to Quill" "Indeed" "Your arm's so thick" "Yoshiko!" "Yoshiko!" "Go straight." "The fifth door on the left" "That was my parents' first trip since my father went blind" "But was also the last" "What are you doing?" "No, stop it!" "Quiet, quiet!" "Stop it!" "No!" "My hands aren't free, you know?" "!" "Party's over!" "Go to sleep!" "Enough!" "I can't see" "Get off me!" "Down!" "Down, down!" "Voice bulletin" "Sound map of the city" "Let's walk down this quiet street" "Left" "There's a nice scent in the air" "Right" "Is it the scent of lilies?" "I can't tell" "That was Quill sneezing" "And yonder, we have..." "Kuwayama Shrine" "Let's rest for a while" "The recklessness of his youth... had taken its toll on his health" "I feel much better" "Late autumn... beset by my diabetes" "But dad never stopped working" "Space" "You made a mistake" "Did I?" "Why can't you get it right?" "Sorry" "Let the letters convey your emotions" "Once written, then they make sense" "Mr Watanabe, still hanging in there?" "Oh, Chief!" "I'm on my last legs" "Sit" "Very good" "For you" "Asiatic lilies" "Two for 200 yen" "Etsuo" "Your father wants to see you" "Just me?" "Just you" "You're taking Qoo?" "Till your dad gets well" "Won't be for long" "Dad got sick... and Quill had to leave us" "It was the end of our second autumn with Quill" "OK!" "Go!" "Very good" "While he was waiting for dad, Quill worked... in guide dog demonstrations" "Quill kept waiting and waiting" "Three years passed since he left us" "Dad was in and out of hospital until one day..." "Quill heard the familiar footsteps" "Come!" "Ok, go!" "How've you been?" "Good, let's go" "Qoo, stop" "That's enough" "Their last walk together... was only 30 meters" "Great voice" "And very loud too" "Idiot!" "He was a strong man" "Says he was a good man" "Liked to give lectures" "And never left you alone" "Had to know everything... and always had advice" "Busybody!" "Etsuo!" "He came" "Qoo" "Quill?" "You can't go... ahead of... the dog" "Quill's eyes were fixed on my father" "He must have thought he was just asleep" "You know what?" "You may be... just a regular guide dog... but you were the best" "That was Quill's third parting" "Seven years later" "Quill never worked as a guide dog again" "He lived in the center as a demonstration dog till he turned 11" "He was sent back to his foster parents" "Let's go in the garden!" "Quill had remembered everything" "As if he had never left them" "That's how it felt" "Qoo..." "You don't have to leave anymore" "Do you remember?" "We parted here... on your first birthday" "Now we'll go wherever you want to go" "Since he came back, Quill led... a quiet and relaxed life" "A year went by" "Go back to sleep" "Qoo..." "It hurts..." "We're with you" "It's time" "Thank you, Quill" "It's time to rest" "Hush, hush..." "Hush, hush..." "When you get to heaven, let them know you are... our Quill" "Farewell Quill" "Quill died aged 12 years and 25 days" "Farewell Quill"