Guide dog Sota ready to make a difference

Sota, a two-year-old black Lab,is about to move into anewhome and change someone's life forever.

This week Sota will begin giving his new owner independence, security, companionship and an instant connection with strangers.

"When you are blind and walk with a cane people don't talk to you, but when you walk with a dog people are more likely to engage in a conversation with you," says Maria Illes, director of training for Dogs with Wings,acharitable organization in Edmonton that is an international leader in assistance dog training schools.

Watch the video, produced by CBC's Rick Bremness, to learn about Sota's$40,000,two-year education program to becomea workingguide dog.