Dimona Dog Shelter

We miss not having a dog around the house and we also miss being able to foster rescue dogs. So, we contacted a woman who does dog and cat rescue in the neighborhood. She lives only a few blocks away and currently has 4 or 5 cats and 7 dogs.
We offered assistance whenever needed. She called a few days later and said someone reported a mother dog and two puppies in a field in Dimona. Dimona is about twenty minutes away from Beer Sheva by bus. The three of us took the bus out there. Just on the edge of the town at what in the States would be called a truck stop, we got off the bus and started searching. Soon, we heard a puppy barking.
Two little puppies were on a mound in the middle of an empty lot. One of the puppies was barking to defend his territory. The rescue woman had brought food with her and she spread some out for the puppies. They were very distrustful of people. A few minutes later, the mother dog appeared. She came running from the other end of the lot. She greeted us with warmth and snugged to be petted. She had obviously had more positive experiences with people than her pups. After mom assured the puppies that we were okay, the pups came to eat the food.
The barking puppy had a long tail and I wondered if it was a male dog. The other puppy was quiet and had no tail at all.
The dog rescuer made many cell phone calls in order to decide what to do with the dogs. She and I went to get some lunch at the truck stop. Bernie stayed behind to see if he could win the trust of the puppies. The rescuer contacted the local shelter which has a good reputation. The shelter was aware of the dogs and would send out a trapper to catch them. We thought we had time to have lunch and then go back to Bernie and the dogs. But, the trapper from the shelter arrived while we were still gone.
Bernie didn't know if he should let the man take the dogs or not. He couldn't reach me on my cell phone. Finally, I got his call and we went to meet them in the lot. By the time we got there, the trapper had all three dogs in the truck. He let us all ride with him to the shelter.
The dogs are safer in the shelter than out in an empty lot and the rescuer will post their pictures and stories and hope to find homes for them.