BABYDOGLabradoodlesalsooftendisplayanaffinityforwaterandthestrongswimmingabilitypresentinboththeirparentbreeds.Asalabradorpuppy,Quillissenttolivewithacouple,Isamu(TeruyukiKagawa)andMitsukoNii(ShinobuTerajima),whoworkasvolunteers,trainingguidedogs(seeingeyedogs).Whenhegrowstoanadultdog,heistakentoaguidedogschool,byafriendly,yetfirmtrainerSatoruTawada.AlthoughQuillisalittleslowerthantheotherdogsattheschool,heseemstohaveanunusual'empathy'andremarkablepatiencewithhistrainers.TawadedecidesthatQuillwouldbetheidealguidedogforMitsuruWatanabe(KaoruKobayashi),butWanatabe,alonelyandill-temperedmiddleagedman,isn'tasenthusiastic-hewould"wouldrathersleepthanbedraggedaroundbyadog.".Fromhere,thestoryisnarratedbyWanatabe'sdaughter,Mitsuko(YukikaSakuratani),andslowly,Wantanbeisrehabilitated,venturingintotheoutsideworld,andlearning,notonlytotrustotherhumans,buttheanimalathissidewhoguideshim.Quill《导盲犬小Q》
