October 18, 2023

When your country is in a constant state of war and people are full of anxiety it's hard to predict the needs from moment to moment. Despite this fact, at the Israel Guide Dog Center we know how important it is to continue our unique mission now and in the future. And we are grateful for friends like you who continue to support us!

Below is a briefing on how we are coping.

Click the image below to watch a short video message from our

co-founder Noach Braun:

Ongoing Direct Mission Work

In addition to our kennels being completely full, we are continuing to:

• Support clients who are currently partnered with one of our dogs to make sure they feel safe and receive needed support.

• Raise puppies who will be future guide dog, service dogs, and emotional support dogs (presumably the need will grow exponentially as a result of this war). So we are continuing to rehome our puppies and support our puppy-raisers with personalized guidance, connections to local veterinarians who can dispense immunizations, and provide access to food vouchers.

• Provide opportunities to create new partnerships in off-campus locations that are safe and in ways that will ensure success.

Puppy Love Encounters

If there is one thing the Israel Guide Dog Center knows, it is the special kind of magic dogs bring to those in need! Our incredible volunteer puppy raisers have fully embraced this knowledge and are taking every opportunity to connect our dogs with people in need by:

• Creating a "Puppies Volunteering" WhatsApp group to coordinate their community activities. 

• Visiting hostels, hotels, and hospitals around Israel bringing joy to the children, wounded, and evacuees. Their wagging tails are raising morale and providing comfort.

Supporting Israel

The Israel Guide Dog Center is important to the fabric of Israel, so we are finding critical ways to help our community:

• Our staff member, Noah Kaplan, is using one of the Center's training vans to save abandoned dogs and other animals from the areas affected by the war--so far more than 100! The dogs were left behind due to the evacuation, many trapped inside homes for days, some roaming the streets, without food and water. Some of the dogs have been successfully reunited with their families; others will need rehoming.

• The Center has donated equipment and supplies for the dogs rescued by these animal rescue volunteers. We were moved beyond words by the rescue of a German Shepherd who was found wandering the streets in Sderot. They scanned his chip, located his family, and reunited them.



• Our Canvelo Tandem Bike group is collecting and distributing bicycles for children impacted by the war. So far, the group has donated dozens of bikes.

Stay Connected

We are grateful for the outpouring of good wishes and financial support. Every gift helps our efforts to continue helping 2-legged and 4-legged Israelis in need.

Please continue to share our important work with others!

In addition to our Facebook page which has daily content, we have launched a webpage housing all information about what is happening at the Center.



Thank you for your kind friendship, generous support, and continued thoughts & prayers.

Gail Androphy



US Executive Director

Israel Guide Dog Center