Meet Goldens Mira, Avig and Sandy

Pups for Peace Goldens Mira, Avig & Sandy

Pups for Peace is a humanitarian, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to reducing death and injury through the use of explosive-detection dogs to counter terrorism. It is a common sense, innovative program being developed for a previously nonexistent problem: the wide-scale use of suicide (homicide) bombings and bombing attacks against a civilian population.

This group is focused on applying innovative explosive detection techniques and methods to the challenge of defending civilians from terror attacks.

Rigorous Training Program
Once the dogs are purchased, they are brought to Israel for a 4-6 month rigorous training period with their handlers.  We recently built two fully equipped kennels (in addition to our basic training facility in the Golan), one in Jerusalem and the other in Netanya with 28 separate units for each dog to reside when they are not deployed.

An extensive support system is required to train our dogs.  This includes food and veterinary services, bomb detection technicians for training, storage space for equipment, communication devices, and vehicles to transport the teams where they are needed.  Importantly, the dogs receive top treatment.  Their kennels are washed out daily, and the dogs are fed twice a day.  Any little scratch a dog may incur during the course of his training is treated immediately. While it is very expensive to purchase and train a "bomb detection team" ($25,000), we cannot place a price on saving a human life.

Revolutionized Security Dog Training
Since the organization's inception in 2002, Pups for Peace has revolutionized the approach to security dog deployment.  While a dog's attention span in is half an hour on average, the need for the dog's presence is ongoing.  PFP partners 2-3 dogs with each handler, forming a "bomb-detection team."  This enables the team to remain on location for eight hours straight without abandoning the field for more than a few minutes to change the dogs and allow the dog that had been active to rest.  Each team is equipped with a vehicle, thereby enabling mobility of the team and a safe and comfortable environment for the dogs when they are off duty.