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Every day, this dog picks up where the newspaper delivery person left off

Talk about a golden retriever.
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Chloe Bryan
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Like many neighborhoods, Simmons Drive in Boulder, Colorado, has a newspaper delivery person. Unlike most neighborhoods, it also has a newspaper delivery pup.

Quincy, a senior dog who lives with his owner, Paul Godan, has been moving papers from the curb to each neighbor's doorstep for more than 11 years. Before that, another dog belonging to Godan did the task -- let's just say no one on Simmons Drive has had to retrieve their own paper for a while.

Talk about a golden retriever.

Quincy is particularly good at sniffing out the paper underneath snow, Godan told NBC 9 News in Boulder. This is great, because plunging your hand into snow first thing in the morning is virtually guaranteed to ruin the rest of your day. Each day, Quincy saves dozens of beloved human friends from that terrible fate.

Anyway, reading quality sources of news is particularly important right now, and we thank Quincy for helping his neighbors access the information they need. We hope he is compensated fairly, i.e. in treats.

[H/T: NBC 9 News]

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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