20140507-034 C/U Obi-Wan giant poodle W/S Poodle with owner (left) and dog-trainer (right) C/U Antonia Pons, Obi-Wan's owner C/U Obi-Wan ...
20140507-034 C/U Obi-Wan giant poodle W/S Poodle with owner (left) and dog-trainer (right) C/U Antonia Pons, Obi-Wan's owner C/U Obi-Wan C/U Pons' hands holding dog lead M/S Obi-Wan on dog lead W/S Dog with owner and trainer at graduation ceremony M/S Dog trainer W/S Graduation ceremony SOT, Antonia Pons, Obi-Wan's owner (in Catalan): "Emotionally, since I am blind, my dog is the most important thing that happened to me in my life because there is an absolute commitment between the dog and I." W/S Dog, owner and trainer exit ONCE Foundation building W/S Dog, owner and trainer cross street C/U Obi-Wan waits at traffic lights C/U Harness on dog W/S Dog and owner walk down street, with trainer at their side SCRIPT Spain: Obi-Wan, the first Poodle guide dog from Spain, graduates Obi-Wan, a giant white poodle who takes his name from the fictional character in Star Wars, graduated as a guide dog for the blind Wednesday at the ONCE Foundation headquarters in Barcelona. Obi-Wan is the first of his breed to do such a job in Spain. As the most common breeds to be guide dogs for the blind are Labradors, Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds, Obi-Wan is breaking the stereotype with his new role, helping owner Antonia Pons, who is blind, to safely cross the streets which are full of busy traffic. ONCE Foundation has so far provided 1,800 guide dogs with training, each at an individual cost of €35,000 ($49,800). Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly Google Plus: http://plus.google.com/111498286331086224967 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RuptlyTV Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Less