http://www.israelguidedog.org The mission of the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind is to improve the quality of life of blind people by providing services, guide dogs, and charities for the blind.

1. Our mission is to developing, providing and facilitating programs and
services that support and enhance the physical, emotional and
intellectual functioning of people who are visually impaired and blind.
Guide dogs, a type of assistance dog are trained to help people in life
with disabilities. Guide dogs assist blind and visually impaired people by
avoiding obstacles, stopping at curbs and steps and negotiating traffic.
The harness and U-shaped handle fosters communication between the
dog and blind partner. In this partnership the human's role is to provide
directional commands, while the dogs role is to insure the team's safety
even if this requires disobeying an unsafe command.

2. Have you ever wonder how guide dogs know when to cross
the road or how they know where to go you might think
it’s the dog who makes the decision when getting around
but it is the handler who decides when to walk. Guide dogs
go through extensive training before they are given a
handler. Guide dogs know what to do because they have
what is called selective disobedience. Guide dogs must
know to disobey any command that would put the handler
in danger. They know how to follow the orders and rely on
their own judgement of the situation. One of the most
important rules for guide dogs is not being distracted by
anything. While a harness is on a guide dog knows it's at
work. They shouldn't be patted or given treats unless the
handler says it's ok. This helps them concentrate on the
most important thing getting their handler around.

3. Dogs just don’t become guide dogs overnight, plenty of time is
spent socializing and training in various environments until a dog
can be matched with a visually impaired companion. Golden and
Labrador retrievers, German shepherds and other larger breeds
are normally used as guide dogs because of their size they are
able to lead their handlers or prevent them from walking into
dangerous situations. Our philosophy is that every individual is
entitled to a life of dignity, independence and choice. Our
mission is to provide this life for any adult who is physically
disabled or vision impaired. We encourage our tenants to lead
lives that are as independent as their disabilities permit. We
believe Jewish people should have access to specialist services
that are designed to meet their needs. Jewish people's emotional
needs are just as important as their physical requirements and
providing for their day to day needs is just the beginning
Donations to the Blind . A service dog must be a well mannered
gentle and most importantly reliable animal.

4. More info...www.israelguidedog.org