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...
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 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...
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...
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...
We sat down with the Toronto Guardian to discuss our fantastic work in Israel, how far we've come in 30 years and what's next for the fall and spring. To read the Toronto Guardian article,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...