Zip’s Dog Blog (2.0)

Well this is a tired Quinn finally getting a few moments on the blog after keeping folks updated a little from the
Twitter account. Let’s start with a link for you in which you can catch me flirting with an NECN reporter who loved
the waggin’ tail prowess of this Golden Lab:

http://necn.com/Boston/Health/2010/01/11/Study-involving-blind-patients/1263244960.html

We spent all day Monday at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and that meant leaving home at 4:45…so I got an
early breakfast after a long day Sunday. This meant I spent much time sleeping though obviously I found the energy for
the meet and greet with NECN. Fortunately while Dad talked to the doctors I got to sleep most of the time. It was fun
leading him all around the hospital which is huge like a mini-city. I really grasp the concep of elevators well and
could find them almost anytime much to the delight of people around me. My memory of where we’ve been was solid so I
led Dad out and about to the cafeteria, the outside, the lobby and the offices with Quinn confidence. It was a solid
bit of work and many took notice and talked to Dad about it. Still my main goal was getting rest and that was in short
supply until now. So enjoy the video and forgive my brevity please.

Sunday was cold and I spent most of the pre and post game tailgate in the car which was warm enough but boring.
Leading into the game was fun as usual but three hours of sitting in the cold isn’t enough fun for me even with
multiple blankets. People kept coming over to say hi to me and Dad would have to continuously reset my blankets. I
wouldn’t have been anywhere else but it sure would have been nice if the team had shown up so I could have been
surrounded by many happy folk not to mention a belly full of Charlee Bears. Last tailgate of the year though so now an
offseason of missing some of those friends.

Today was back to karate and some normalcy but I’m still not fully recoverred so I think I’ll get some rest and be
sharp for tomorrow’s morning walk. Good work by Dad who has kept it up so far this new year. In fact gameday morning
we did a jog around the neighborhood as I thought it was cold enough to warrant the double time Quinn work approach.
We almost have Dad back into pre-holiday shape!

ttfn,
The Mighty Quinn