Rico Soegiarto was driving home from work in Denpasar, Bali, when he discovered a very starved, bald Siberian Husky half-buried in the road. The dog's body was covered in wounds, making it difficult to determine her breed. After seeing her situation, Rico felt impelled to rescue her.

Rico, who already had four rescue dogs at home, couldn't help but fall in love with this puppy the instant he saw her. Hope was named by her sparkling blue eyes, which shined with optimism despite her bad condition.