Friend Indeed (1937)

Pete Smith tells the story of Sparky a German shepherd dog trained to lead his blind master a country doctor who lost his sight in a fire and now has to depend upon the dog to lead him in his daily rounds Sparky was the dog who was responsible for the Interstate Commerce Commission passing a special ruling allowing guidedogs to travel firstclass in Pullman cars to accompany their blind partner and not as animals confined to the baggage car Smith shows how Sparky went to Washington D C with his master and helped sell the change to the legislators