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,venturingintothe
