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Tracy & Me- A New Book by Lyla in Support of IGDC

Tracy & Me- A New Book by Lyla in Support of IGDC

At the Israel Guide Dog Center, we are blessed to have wonderful friends who love our clients and dogs and the work we do every day on their behalf. This year, we were incredibly blessed that Lyla Borins, a Bat Mitzvah girl from Toronto, undertook a special project...

Kudos to Our Puppy Raisers

Kudos to Our Puppy Raisers

More than 120 puppies are born at the Israel Guide Dog Center each year. When they are eight weeks old, they are given to volunteer foster families who provide them with a warm, loving home, socialization, and obedience training for the first year of their lives. They...

Barak and Amigo- Navigating the Journey of Life Together

Barak and Amigo- Navigating the Journey of Life Together

Barak Yefet had a kidney transplant a year ago, which affected his health, recovery, life and business. He spent a year in rehabilitation. His ethnic food business in the Shuk Ha Carmel in Tel Aviv took a financial hit from both Covid and his illness. Barak’s...

2,000 Puppies That Give Nothing But Love

2,000 Puppies That Give Nothing But Love

On 15th August, we marked the birth of Israel Guide Dog Centre’s 2,000th puppy named Bubble! This cute puppy has no idea that she will become a superhero someday. Thanks to her and to all the puppies born over the past thirty years, each day, we have the privilege to...

Rina Arbel, Volunteer Extraordinaire

Rina Arbel, Volunteer Extraordinaire

How did you first connect with the Center? “I worked in the hi-tech industry, and after leaving that world, I needed a change. I looked for something closer to my passion which is animals – dogs in particular. I volunteered at a veterinary hospital and then at a...

What’s Good About Goodbye

What’s Good About Goodbye

I hate endings, but even more, I hate farewells! But I love to learn life’s lessons. Tomorrow, my immediate and extended family will say goodbye to Jeff. After many years of being integral to our family, Jeff ends his official role as my sister’s guide dog. It’s hard...

IGDC Visits the Knesset

IGDC Visits the Knesset

On June 20th, MK Shirley Pinto hosted a group of Israel Guide Dog Centre clients and their guide dogs, together with staff from the Centre, at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament). The purpose of this event was to lobby and show our support for a new law allowing equal...

Completing Ironman Israel

Completing Ironman Israel

In just one day, Boaz’s life changed forever. While sparring with his martial arts partner, a freak accident caused Boaz to lose sight in one eye and gradually in the other. He went from living an active life with a successful career in Israel’s high-tech industry,...

PTSD- The Invisible Injury

PTSD- The Invisible Injury

Until recently, Israeli soldiers and veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) did not feel their needs were adequately addressed by their government. In a country where almost everyone serves in the military, there is still a culture where a man is...