http://www.dailyhugz.org/first-rescue daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450421999072-NHIN6OO90Y3RMOZ597PB/donkey+family+cropped.jpg First Rescue - OUR FIRST RESCUE Tonight we got our first rescue at Daily Hugz. He's had a tough life and lost his eye, but he certainly hasn't lost his spirit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450421999072-NHIN6OO90Y3RMOZ597PB/donkey+family+cropped.jpg First Rescue - OUR FIRST RESCUE Tonight we got our first rescue at Daily Hugz. He's had a tough life and lost his eye, but he certainly hasn't lost his spirit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271613890-0SJIW1QZ22W9NGKTOQZN/mock.jpg First Rescue - Meet "Houdini" I called him "Houdini" because no one has ever devised a knot or harness from which he couldn't escape. Here is his new $20 harness. I bought it only because the vet insisted it was impossible to escape from. Needless to say, he made pretty short work of it. I put it on him and left him for 5 minutes. I came back and there it was, on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271696145-7A0R0PF7LLVAP0TGZIS9/return.jpg First Rescue - Bad puppy Leading my lost, big-eared puppy, Houdini, back home after he ran away 3 times on the first day. I was getting pretty frustrated. Is there no knot known to mankind this puppy can't undo? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271721899-JNVCRZZ32CENZD608CDU/hug.jpg First Rescue - Finally...contact Had a breakthrough with Houdini today. He has been emotionally detached ever since we rescued him...all he wanted to do was eat and be left alone. I left him his space but was starting to think his abuse had been so bad maybe the best we can do for him was just give him food and medical care and just ensure he doesn't get abused any more. But today I went over to him and just stood still...and he came up to me and gave me a big hug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271745185-G5ZX9FTGNODP54VV8PWY/sitting+together.jpg First Rescue - Quality time Spending some quality time with my donkey puppy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271762209-5R5NFT416IJVBW09XBGK/cuddle.jpg First Rescue - I love you too Humans have abused Houdini his whole life, yet he is so forgiving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271787638-NS91K76DB8NDTN7O9XCY/pasture.jpg First Rescue - Home at last Houdini's new life. Just a few weeks ago he was beaten every day and had to carry heavy loads on his severely strained back, not to mention someone literally poked his eye out. People say I spoil him. After what he's been through I can't spoil him enough. http://www.dailyhugz.org/foosball daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272763704-96GW92IZKNVSWCEE8R7F/car1.jpg Foosball - 8 Kids, 1 Car We hosted a foosball championship at Hugz for the kids from the village this weekend. Here is Maad driving some of the kids to the land. Don't worry. In the West Bank driving 8 kids in a compact car is totally legal as long as none of them are dangling out the window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272763704-96GW92IZKNVSWCEE8R7F/car1.jpg Foosball - 8 Kids, 1 Car We hosted a foosball championship at Hugz for the kids from the village this weekend. Here is Maad driving some of the kids to the land. Don't worry. In the West Bank driving 8 kids in a compact car is totally legal as long as none of them are dangling out the window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272775070-YZRS2F8RYLPK39KYL329/dog.jpg Foosball - Everyone Loves Olive Once they got there, Olive was the star of the show and she loved every minute of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272791623-PUM0HT2JK8ZGO9EH6HAT/girls.jpg Foosball - The Boys' Competition We had about 30 participants, and the kids took the game really seriously. The two on the left ended up winning the boys' competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272806432-M842XI9W14A4NTB5K9UT/girls.jpg Foosball - The Girls' Competition The two on the left won the girls' competition, but the one on the far let, Lena, pretty much carried the team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272961399-SQD2J7HB0XKUC9OSOQMR/trophy.jpg Foosball - And the Winners Are... Being awarded a trophy in an amphitheater is pretty cool when you're 12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272947783-ZQYX52ZWI7ABDJPKD8GT/under+10.jpg Foosball - Enjoying the Amphitheater The kids enjoying the sun and fun on the steps of the amphitheater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272978012-8Q2ZEQ1N5V34L1OMJAI7/smiley.jpg Foosball - "Huge Smiley" Love the Shirt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450273002666-62IZLSIIC926ZO2AUXIP/brothers+trophy.jpg Foosball - Proud Little Brother Enjoying big brother's trophy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450273069282-8I042UJ4AIRAF7MIMFYZ/doggy+treats.jpg Foosball - What's in there? Boy proud of trophy. Dog wondering if trophy full of doggy treats. http://www.dailyhugz.org/olive daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270731387-VVHK6TXP0K3FP53FHOG9/dog+and+donkey.jpg Olive - Buddies Olive and Houdini got along from the start and have been inseparable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270731387-VVHK6TXP0K3FP53FHOG9/dog+and+donkey.jpg Olive - Buddies Olive and Houdini got along from the start and have been inseparable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270743486-17NFHNBCVU48L7Q40YRZ/walk3.jpg Olive - Exploring together Walks are always more enjoyable with company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270897892-77U8ZNH2MWJLPZ290B3L/sham.jpg Olive - Olive cuddling with Sham Turns out that Olive loves kids. Here she is cuddling with Sham, our manager's baby daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270964918-DAZOWEOZS7KILTTO68TO/sham1.jpg Olive - Nice Puppy Sham giving some love back to Olive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270996810-MO8OXQELLEMGCVV2TGW2/dog.jpg Olive - Olive being a good sport Kids in Palestine tend to be afraid of dogs, but Olive is great at breaking down barriers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271010073-3BUYYLK4AOCIKP51N1LX/4.jpg Olive - You're a funny looking dog...but so cute Olive can bring a smile to any child's face...even if she's wearing a goofy cone. http://www.dailyhugz.org/sheep daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271501230-NWM7RW0FRCSGRC9YAKQY/night.jpg Sheep - Night rescue My vet called me late at night and said he had a lamb that was about to be slaughtered because he was sick, but if I was willing to pay for his medical bills I could take him. Of course I said yes. He pulled up a few minutes later and pulled out this trembling poor thing from the trunk of his car. It was dark so I couldn't really see anything. I just took this picture and put the lamb in the shelter for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271501230-NWM7RW0FRCSGRC9YAKQY/night.jpg Sheep - Night rescue My vet called me late at night and said he had a lamb that was about to be slaughtered because he was sick, but if I was willing to pay for his medical bills I could take him. Of course I said yes. He pulled up a few minutes later and pulled out this trembling poor thing from the trunk of his car. It was dark so I couldn't really see anything. I just took this picture and put the lamb in the shelter for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271516599-1DCNATGFY3159JWUNIPK/corner.jpg Sheep - Scared Little Lamb First thing the next morning I went to the shelter to see what present we got. I found this poor little guy hiding in the corner. Not sure he moved all night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271559504-MVD09IBX0X6077UV3URG/eating+grass.jpg Sheep - Enjoying the day We let him out to graze in the sun perhaps for the first time in his life. Every moment was a bonus since he was scheduled to be slaughtered 2 days earlier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271540205-1NBKTTEBUMBPMLU2GAYO/side.jpg Sheep - A Precious Life is Lost Unfortunately, when I saw him today, he was really ill. He had completely given up on a life in which no one had ever cared, and measured his value in pounds. Yet his life was worth so much more than that. As he rubbed his head against my hand I was perhaps giving him an opportunity that was denied him his whole life...an opportunity to express to a human his capacity to love. Yes, he did die 2 hours later, among calls for his throat to be slit so he could be consumed. But that's not what happened. His life had value in itself. His last breath had value. His dying with dignity rather than a pool of blood had value. As he took his last breath, I wanted him to know that his life had meaning to at least one person in this world. http://www.dailyhugz.org/olives daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271927938-PEY3QYQZNIFYO1QED94U/breakfast.jpg Olives - Hearty Breakfast A long day always starts with a hearty vegan breakfast of fresh bread, hummus, cucumber salad, fresh olive oil and zaatar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271927938-PEY3QYQZNIFYO1QED94U/breakfast.jpg Olives - Hearty Breakfast A long day always starts with a hearty vegan breakfast of fresh bread, hummus, cucumber salad, fresh olive oil and zaatar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271940326-U1VHR1ZMAZY975C3I39X/me+whack.jpg Olives - Picking the Olives In Asira, olives are harvested by knocking them out of the tree with a stick then picking them up from a tarp beneath the tree. Other villages hand pick the olives, but I have to admit the Asira method is pretty fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271954660-KBDY635UEDTUANM5J510/abu+ayman.jpg Olives - Time out Taking time out between trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271966975-FBBNWVDBVXBO8ENC9K94/osama+pinata.jpg Olives - Some help from friends Charlie (far left) and Theo (2nd from right) came to help out. They came from the UK to volunteer to build a skateboard park in Asira. Their grand opening was yesterday and it looks pretty cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271980318-BSJF55J7IIJNNHD9CRTZ/tea.jpg Olives - Sharing some tea Maad sharing tea with Osama and his dad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271992511-1WJ8RBNRM2VCEHZH8ESJ/sunglasses.jpg Olives - Enjoying the day Sure beats sitting behind a desk for a living https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272007578-EEZ055UDXI3X3G0E71X4/neighbors+east2.jpg Olives - Chatting with the Neighbors Our neighbors were also out picking olives today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272021939-5LEUKLT8ZQJB4YTO46ON/kids+watching.jpg Olives - Enjoying the entertainment I'm not sure we were doing it right, but the kids next door seem to enjoy watching us try https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272050208-XY7QCTVH28HL56DSD64J/lunch.jpg Olives - Lunch time Enjoying a lunch break with Abu Ayman, Nidal, Maad, Charlie and Theo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272061713-76WG9I4O4WC2I0R5YUD5/lunch+closer1.jpg Olives - Great food and company Great food and conversation over lunch. The neighbors cooked vegan stuffed eggplant and squash especially for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272077630-1JOS203ZCKQUKWGIWASO/sleep.jpg Olives - Break time again Yes, time for another break. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272092242-RNG20HHV358YXRQS112H/pile+2.jpg Olives - Olives Piling Up Our stash of olives piling up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272137790-0O93CZ1E7VZ5U39E7TG3/pile.jpg Olives - Olive Pile the Size of a Car By the end, our pile of olives is about the size of the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272171112-T23UGSEG8CY8XHIWAKQ0/cut+bags1.jpg Olives - At the Olive Press Opening up our stash of olives at the presser. We had about 12 large potato sacks of olives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272183966-MXDKI34G8IRKZT0EWPFP/olives.jpg Olives - Our Harvest Our olive harvest at the presser about to be turned into oil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272199944-E4EW09DRNLPO0KOLZ2O4/pour+bags.jpg Olives - Into the Grinder Our olives being dumped into a big grinder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272213857-DCWHGI5DYLIB3Y1FFT2A/clean+olives.jpg Olives - Olives being Washed First step is to wash the olives in bubbling water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272225849-GWD0UPSLWQ98PZ7V8ENV/maad+sift.jpg Olives - Hand-Picking the Leaves Maad hand-picking any leaves and stems that remained after washing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272247371-GWVVMC7LHZE962Q017RB/filter.jpg Olives - Filtering the Olives After being cleaned, the olives pass through a filter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272290841-8OC4SD282M2QGS3N44QH/oil+pour.jpg Olives - Pure, Fresh Oil Pure, fresh oil pouring out of the press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272322882-PQ2T49FKPQSUNCIPSTUY/maad+clean.jpg Olives - Skimming the Impurities Maad skimming off the impurities that floated to the top...want to make sure the olive oil is as pure as possible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272335878-IJUGVHP08NUSOV21K89V/maad+watch.jpg Olives - Filling Containers Filling containers with pressed oil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272379087-ML5P7DJBXY6PDHRO6EYF/containers.jpg Olives - This Year's Share Daily Hugz' take of the harvest (4 16-liter containters). The workers took the other half. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272727622-9W6LAONDIC3SGRZEHNDM/plate.jpg Olives - Doesn't Get Any Better Doesn't get any better than this...pure, clean fresh oil http://www.dailyhugz.org/jogging daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271044904-GR29SFH5BR5ZFR3IW4PR/jog.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Morning jog The vet said Houdini's stomach was too big and that he needed exercise. So I have been taking him for daily jogs every morning. So the first day I took Houdini out for his run, we went past my neighbor and his wife who were picking olives. I smiled and waved at them as I jogged by and joked, "Just taking my dog for a run." The lady's jaw dropped and she just stared at us, expressionless. As I passed, she turned to her husband and said, "Mohammad, go talk to the foreigner. Someone sold him a broken donkey and told him it was a dog." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271044904-GR29SFH5BR5ZFR3IW4PR/jog.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Morning jog The vet said Houdini's stomach was too big and that he needed exercise. So I have been taking him for daily jogs every morning. So the first day I took Houdini out for his run, we went past my neighbor and his wife who were picking olives. I smiled and waved at them as I jogged by and joked, "Just taking my dog for a run." The lady's jaw dropped and she just stared at us, expressionless. As I passed, she turned to her husband and said, "Mohammad, go talk to the foreigner. Someone sold him a broken donkey and told him it was a dog." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271058308-Q0BSE3H7KH8Y5Z2SKBCD/view.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Freedom This is why Houdini keeps escaping. He hates being confined by humans. After what he's been through, I think he dreams of just being left alone in an open space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271078138-QSON4V5QA4MBWD4T9477/roses.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Roses by the road Taking time out to smell / eat the roses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271124380-64KAEMZYQSXAUGXZT8PM/princess.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Houdini's dreams Houdini found his princess...who bolted at full speed shortly thereafter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271331408-6LCU3EZRXQPXPCC97YBO/water.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Gimme some water After a long jog, borrowing some water from Olive's water dish. Olive concerned. http://www.dailyhugz.org/zaatar daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271829361-37HHMEA9F6GYAKE70YGZ/picnic.jpg Zaatar - A Zaatar Gift On our morning jog, two guys in a car stopped and offered me a Zaatar pie. I said I could take a small piece, but they insisted I take the whole pie and showed me another pie they said was for them. I graciously accepted, and Houdini and I decided to have a picnic right there by the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271829361-37HHMEA9F6GYAKE70YGZ/picnic.jpg Zaatar - A Zaatar Gift On our morning jog, two guys in a car stopped and offered me a Zaatar pie. I said I could take a small piece, but they insisted I take the whole pie and showed me another pie they said was for them. I graciously accepted, and Houdini and I decided to have a picnic right there by the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271844549-CYDY2TNB8H0AM624CJDW/watching.jpg Zaatar - Yum It turns out I'm not the only one who loves zaatar pies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271876764-RTS02XG2DXWIMJICWSDL/nudge.jpg Zaatar - Excuse me Ummm...excuse me....are you going to finish that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271892747-QAP3NX1OP6ZEP8H1YTX9/eating+zaatar.jpg Zaatar - Picnics are for sharing Ok, why not. After all, what's a picnic without someone to share your food?   http://www.dailyhugz.org/road daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450268182014-FBVDZ2YLJ629G0AMY10G/unpaved+entrance.jpg Road - Asira Municipality Helps Pave Our Entrance Was not looking forward to driving on the muddy entrance to Hugz during the winter, so we got Asira to pitch in to pave a road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450268182014-FBVDZ2YLJ629G0AMY10G/unpaved+entrance.jpg Road - Asira Municipality Helps Pave Our Entrance Was not looking forward to driving on the muddy entrance to Hugz during the winter, so we got Asira to pitch in to pave a road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450268216958-Q0NUOHFJORMYRFFGV9IR/truck+rocks.jpg Road - That a Lot of Gravel Needed ten truckloads of gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450268256233-KGSYM2XQDN1VJHQH41MW/rocks+entrance.jpg Road - ...and a Lot of Work Turned out to be a bigger deal than we expected https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270307801-GQ253W84CQC7PP5SM1QO/bulldozer.jpg Road - Bulldozer Leveling the Gravel A bulldozer made quick work of the gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270352021-V0HGZH2S3SO8K531G0SN/steamroller.jpg Road - Steamroller Finishing the Job Top it off with a few runs by a streamroller and we're good to go https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270376013-RZ0HYHR72TLSR3WQNHAP/paved+entrance.jpg Road - Ready for the Rains Much better...no problem with winter rains now http://www.dailyhugz.org/spay daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270588913-TGP7OAORBVYX8TFEADML/spayed.jpg Spay - Olive Needing Some TLC Needing a little TLC after the spay operation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270588913-TGP7OAORBVYX8TFEADML/spayed.jpg Spay - Olive Needing Some TLC Needing a little TLC after the spay operation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270631813-OCEO2GTTK83A9A6PPHC8/styrafoam.jpg Spay - Beats Having to Wear a Cone Since there are no dog cones around Nablus, we had to improvise a way to keep Olive from licking her stitches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270656493-PUXV0IK2K50XA7IKQJQK/foam+flash.jpg Spay - Olive Looking Dapper Relax Olive...it could be worse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270670933-7XPOWZK7HC9PBY707IJK/plastic+standing.jpg Spay - Second Attempt Ok, the styrofoam didn't work...this was Plan B. I told you it could be worse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270685279-KBRJKLIIEVACTGSHYKZP/cone.jpg Spay - Not a Happy Puppy Ok, nothing seemed to work...had to break down and pick up a cone from Tel Aviv. Olive plotting revenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270698598-2E0POCCYWV6P67KRKTQQ/6.jpg Spay - Cone or Not, I Can Always Use a Head Rub Not even a cone can stop Olive from getting some love from the kids http://www.dailyhugz.org/fish daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450386069740-FNC1MDCIKXX4RRLQS9EF/jogging1.jpg Fish - Another Gift from a Passer-by? While on our morning jog, two guys in a car pulled up next to Houdini and I. One guy rolled down the window and said, "I have some fresh fish." Remembering the guys who gave Houdini and me zaatar pies a few days ago, I got excited and motioned behind me to Houdini, "You mean for my puppy?" The guy looked back expecting to find a puppy dog but instead finding a slightly overweight donkey quietly looking up at him from the end of a long leash. The guy did a double take then looked back at me. He said, "Listen. I said I have some fresh fish." I then remembered that fresh fish is a delicacy in the village and it would be unheard of to feed it to a pet, so I figured he must be offering it to me. "No thanks, I don't eat meat," I replied, forgetting that "meat" means cow or lamb in Arabic, but certainly not fish. The guy didn't know what to do with me. He was trying to sell me some fresh fish, and after I asked him if it was for my dog while pointing to a donkey, I then told him I didn't eat lamb. The driver and he just looked at each other without saying a word and drove off. As they left, I smiled to Houdini and asked, "isn't it amazing how friendly the villagers are?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450386069740-FNC1MDCIKXX4RRLQS9EF/jogging1.jpg Fish - Another Gift from a Passer-by? While on our morning jog, two guys in a car pulled up next to Houdini and I. One guy rolled down the window and said, "I have some fresh fish." Remembering the guys who gave Houdini and me zaatar pies a few days ago, I got excited and motioned behind me to Houdini, "You mean for my puppy?" The guy looked back expecting to find a puppy dog but instead finding a slightly overweight donkey quietly looking up at him from the end of a long leash. The guy did a double take then looked back at me. He said, "Listen. I said I have some fresh fish." I then remembered that fresh fish is a delicacy in the village and it would be unheard of to feed it to a pet, so I figured he must be offering it to me. "No thanks, I don't eat meat," I replied, forgetting that "meat" means cow or lamb in Arabic, but certainly not fish. The guy didn't know what to do with me. He was trying to sell me some fresh fish, and after I asked him if it was for my dog while pointing to a donkey, I then told him I didn't eat lamb. The driver and he just looked at each other without saying a word and drove off. As they left, I smiled to Houdini and asked, "isn't it amazing how friendly the villagers are?" http://www.dailyhugz.org/ithar daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270401715-XIO8RXJ85C0H1IFC9D3N/bus.jpg Ithar - Our First School Visit We were lucky to have a visit from the Ithar School for special needs children. 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I was worried the kids would run out of things to do and get bored after an hour. 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While on our morning jog, two guys in a car pulled up next to Houdini and I. One guy rolled down the window and said, "I have some fresh fish." Remembering the guys who gave Houdini and me zaatar pies a few days ago, I got excited and motioned behind me to Houdini, "You mean for my puppy?" The guy looked back expecting to find a puppy dog but instead finding a slightly overweight donkey quietly looking up at him from the end of a long leash. The guy did a double take then looked back at me. He said, "Listen. I said I have some fresh fish." I then remembered that fresh fish is a delicacy in the village and it would be unheard of to feed it to a pet, so I figured he must be offering it to me. "No thanks, I don't eat meat," I replied, forgetting that "meat" means cow or lamb in Arabic, but certainly not fish. The guy didn't know what to do with me. He was trying to sell me some fresh fish, and after I asked him if it was for my dog while pointing to a donkey, I then told him I didn't eat lamb. The driver and he just looked at each other without saying a word and drove off. As they left, I smiled to Houdini and asked, "isn't it amazing how friendly the villagers are?" http://www.dailyhugz.org/ithar-1 daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270401715-XIO8RXJ85C0H1IFC9D3N/bus.jpg Ithar - Our First School Visit We were lucky to have a visit from the Ithar School for special needs children. It was the first school visit for Hugz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270416452-V0NXI7QNP004WYPUYP2J/standing.jpg Ithar - Kids being kids We didn't have a formal program for the kids, but they seemed to just love being outside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270438899-FVI7BVDDJRQ7L8XWTXCR/naeem1.jpg Ithar - Houdini Getting all the Attention Of course when they saw Houdini, they didn't really need any more entertainment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270460607-HLXTCE12E741I3W9VO55/carrob3.jpg Ithar - Houdini Loves Carob The fastest way to Houdini's heart is with carob beans (there's a large carob tree on the land). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270479287-ZR1A3UH0AJ1H6WR1NFUR/table2.jpg Ithar - Mjadara for Lunch Enjoying a healthy Mjadara lunch (lentils and bulgar) and green salad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270504449-UIUCDBBHY3M7WK9R6ATA/mudarraj.jpg Ithar - Hanging at the Amphitheater Best friends hanging out at the amphitheater https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270529924-DFIC2847SE595EHA50F9/wall.jpg Ithar - Do we Really Have to Go? I was worried the kids would run out of things to do and get bored after an hour. They visited from 9 am to 1 pm and begged the teacher to be able to stay when it was time to go. http://www.dailyhugz.org/sheep-1 daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271501230-NWM7RW0FRCSGRC9YAKQY/night.jpg Sheep - Night rescue My vet called me late at night and said he had a lamb that was about to be slaughtered because he was sick, but if I was willing to pay for his medical bills I could take him. Of course I said yes. He pulled up a few minutes later and pulled out this trembling poor thing from the trunk of his car. It was dark so I couldn't really see anything. I just took this picture and put the lamb in the shelter for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271516599-1DCNATGFY3159JWUNIPK/corner.jpg Sheep - Scared Little Lamb First thing the next morning I went to the shelter to see what present we got. I found this poor little guy hiding in the corner. Not sure he moved all night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271559504-MVD09IBX0X6077UV3URG/eating+grass.jpg Sheep - Enjoying the day We let him out to graze in the sun perhaps for the first time in his life. Every moment was a bonus since he was scheduled to be slaughtered 2 days earlier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271540205-1NBKTTEBUMBPMLU2GAYO/side.jpg Sheep - A Precious Life is Lost Unfortunately, when I saw him today, he was really ill. He had completely given up on a life in which no one had ever cared, and measured his value in pounds. Yet his life was worth so much more than that. As he rubbed his head against my hand I was perhaps giving him an opportunity that was denied him his whole life...an opportunity to express to a human his capacity to love. Yes, he did die 2 hours later, among calls for his throat to be slit so he could be consumed. But that's not what happened. His life had value in itself. His last breath had value. His dying with dignity rather than a pool of blood had value. As he took his last breath, I wanted him to know that his life had meaning to at least one person in this world. http://www.dailyhugz.org/jogging-with-houdini daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271044904-GR29SFH5BR5ZFR3IW4PR/jog.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Morning jog The vet said Houdini's stomach was too big and that he needed exercise. So I have been taking him for daily jogs every morning. So the first day I took Houdini out for his run, we went past my neighbor and his wife who were picking olives. I smiled and waved at them as I jogged by and joked, "Just taking my dog for a run." The lady's jaw dropped and she just stared at us, expressionless. As I passed, she turned to her husband and said, "Mohammad, go talk to the foreigner. Someone sold him a broken donkey and told him it was a dog." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271058308-Q0BSE3H7KH8Y5Z2SKBCD/view.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Freedom This is why Houdini keeps escaping. He hates being confined by humans. After what he's been through, I think he dreams of just being left alone in an open space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271078138-QSON4V5QA4MBWD4T9477/roses.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Roses by the road Taking time out to smell / eat the roses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271124380-64KAEMZYQSXAUGXZT8PM/princess.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Houdini's dreams Houdini found his princess...who bolted at full speed shortly thereafter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271331408-6LCU3EZRXQPXPCC97YBO/water.jpg Jogging with Houdini - Gimme some water After a long jog, borrowing some water from Olive's water dish. Olive concerned. http://www.dailyhugz.org/olives-1 daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271927938-PEY3QYQZNIFYO1QED94U/breakfast.jpg Olives - Hearty Breakfast A long day always starts with a hearty vegan breakfast of fresh bread, hummus, cucumber salad, fresh olive oil and zaatar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271940326-U1VHR1ZMAZY975C3I39X/me+whack.jpg Olives - Picking the Olives In Asira, olives are harvested by knocking them out of the tree with a stick then picking them up from a tarp beneath the tree. Other villages hand pick the olives, but I have to admit the Asira method is pretty fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271954660-KBDY635UEDTUANM5J510/abu+ayman.jpg Olives - Time out Taking time out between trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271966975-FBBNWVDBVXBO8ENC9K94/osama+pinata.jpg Olives - Some help from friends Charlie (far left) and Theo (2nd from right) came to help out. They came from the UK to volunteer to build a skateboard park in Asira. Their grand opening was yesterday and it looks pretty cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271980318-BSJF55J7IIJNNHD9CRTZ/tea.jpg Olives - Sharing some tea Maad sharing tea with Osama and his dad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271992511-1WJ8RBNRM2VCEHZH8ESJ/sunglasses.jpg Olives - Enjoying the day Sure beats sitting behind a desk for a living https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272007578-EEZ055UDXI3X3G0E71X4/neighbors+east2.jpg Olives - Chatting with the Neighbors Our neighbors were also out picking olives today https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272021939-5LEUKLT8ZQJB4YTO46ON/kids+watching.jpg Olives - Enjoying the entertainment I'm not sure we were doing it right, but the kids next door seem to enjoy watching us try https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272050208-XY7QCTVH28HL56DSD64J/lunch.jpg Olives - Lunch time Enjoying a lunch break with Abu Ayman, Nidal, Maad, Charlie and Theo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272061713-76WG9I4O4WC2I0R5YUD5/lunch+closer1.jpg Olives - Great food and company Great food and conversation over lunch. The neighbors cooked vegan stuffed eggplant and squash especially for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272077630-1JOS203ZCKQUKWGIWASO/sleep.jpg Olives - Break time again Yes, time for another break. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272092242-RNG20HHV358YXRQS112H/pile+2.jpg Olives - Olives Piling Up Our stash of olives piling up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272137790-0O93CZ1E7VZ5U39E7TG3/pile.jpg Olives - Olive Pile the Size of a Car By the end, our pile of olives is about the size of the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272171112-T23UGSEG8CY8XHIWAKQ0/cut+bags1.jpg Olives - At the Olive Press Opening up our stash of olives at the presser. We had about 12 large potato sacks of olives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272183966-MXDKI34G8IRKZT0EWPFP/olives.jpg Olives - Our Harvest Our olive harvest at the presser about to be turned into oil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272199944-E4EW09DRNLPO0KOLZ2O4/pour+bags.jpg Olives - Into the Grinder Our olives being dumped into a big grinder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272213857-DCWHGI5DYLIB3Y1FFT2A/clean+olives.jpg Olives - Olives being Washed First step is to wash the olives in bubbling water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272225849-GWD0UPSLWQ98PZ7V8ENV/maad+sift.jpg Olives - Hand-Picking the Leaves Maad hand-picking any leaves and stems that remained after washing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272247371-GWVVMC7LHZE962Q017RB/filter.jpg Olives - Filtering the Olives After being cleaned, the olives pass through a filter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272290841-8OC4SD282M2QGS3N44QH/oil+pour.jpg Olives - Pure, Fresh Oil Pure, fresh oil pouring out of the press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272322882-PQ2T49FKPQSUNCIPSTUY/maad+clean.jpg Olives - Skimming the Impurities Maad skimming off the impurities that floated to the top...want to make sure the olive oil is as pure as possible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272335878-IJUGVHP08NUSOV21K89V/maad+watch.jpg Olives - Filling Containers Filling containers with pressed oil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272379087-ML5P7DJBXY6PDHRO6EYF/containers.jpg Olives - This Year's Share Daily Hugz' take of the harvest (4 16-liter containters). The workers took the other half. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272727622-9W6LAONDIC3SGRZEHNDM/plate.jpg Olives - Doesn't Get Any Better Doesn't get any better than this...pure, clean fresh oil http://www.dailyhugz.org/olive-1 daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270731387-VVHK6TXP0K3FP53FHOG9/dog+and+donkey.jpg Olive - Buddies Olive and Houdini got along from the start and have been inseparable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270743486-17NFHNBCVU48L7Q40YRZ/walk3.jpg Olive - Exploring together Walks are always more enjoyable with company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270897892-77U8ZNH2MWJLPZ290B3L/sham.jpg Olive - Olive cuddling with Sham Turns out that Olive loves kids. Here she is cuddling with Sham, our manager's baby daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270964918-DAZOWEOZS7KILTTO68TO/sham1.jpg Olive - Nice Puppy Sham giving some love back to Olive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270996810-MO8OXQELLEMGCVV2TGW2/dog.jpg Olive - Olive being a good sport Kids in Palestine tend to be afraid of dogs, but Olive is great at breaking down barriers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271010073-3BUYYLK4AOCIKP51N1LX/4.jpg Olive - You're a funny looking dog...but so cute Olive can bring a smile to any child's face...even if she's wearing a goofy cone. http://www.dailyhugz.org/facilities daily 0.75 2018-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1449302151197-LKZ1ALICWSDLOS9HD7AX/tumblr_mqvsd7ij1c1rkz363o1_1280.jpg Facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1449283691683-OTL4PC5N0SQYHR962I9U/tumblr_mlsetsKySj1rkz363o4_1280.jpg Facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1449286734476-XR9BQ63GEF82417QF3A6/image-asset.jpeg Facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1543613175560-H8RMXJP7LY806798CJUO/span+land+maad.jpg Facilities http://www.dailyhugz.org/first-rescue-1-1 daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272763704-96GW92IZKNVSWCEE8R7F/car1.jpg Foosball - 8 Kids, 1 Car We hosted a foosball championship at Hugz for the kids from the village this weekend. Here is Maad driving some of the kids to the land. Don't worry. In the West Bank driving 8 kids in a compact car is totally legal as long as none of them are dangling out the window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272775070-YZRS2F8RYLPK39KYL329/dog.jpg Foosball - Everyone Loves Olive Once they got there, Olive was the star of the show and she loved every minute of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272791623-PUM0HT2JK8ZGO9EH6HAT/girls.jpg Foosball - The Boys' Competition We had about 30 participants, and the kids took the game really seriously. The two on the left ended up winning the boys' competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272806432-M842XI9W14A4NTB5K9UT/girls.jpg Foosball - The Girls' Competition The two on the left won the girls' competition, but the one on the far let, Lena, pretty much carried the team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272961399-SQD2J7HB0XKUC9OSOQMR/trophy.jpg Foosball - And the Winners Are... Being awarded a trophy in an amphitheater is pretty cool when you're 12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272947783-ZQYX52ZWI7ABDJPKD8GT/under+10.jpg Foosball - Enjoying the Amphitheater The kids enjoying the sun and fun on the steps of the amphitheater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450272978012-8Q2ZEQ1N5V34L1OMJAI7/smiley.jpg Foosball - "Huge Smiley" Love the Shirt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450273002666-62IZLSIIC926ZO2AUXIP/brothers+trophy.jpg Foosball - Proud Little Brother Enjoying big brother's trophy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450273069282-8I042UJ4AIRAF7MIMFYZ/doggy+treats.jpg Foosball - What's in there? Boy proud of trophy. Dog wondering if trophy full of doggy treats. http://www.dailyhugz.org/partners daily 0.75 2018-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1543613226409-P2PAR6A51O7R8345VN1U/najah.png Partners - An-Najah Child Institute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1449289283330-USSYJKOO10F4OYIPXR5Y/farah.jpg Partners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1543613344812-QG4F93KJ7U1GD6QPGQXJ/red.jpg Partners - Red Crescent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1543613980092-RBW9Z5OLOXAW0JQC1P22/sponsor+an+animal.jpg Partners http://www.dailyhugz.org/spay-1 daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270588913-TGP7OAORBVYX8TFEADML/spayed.jpg Spay - Olive Needing Some TLC Needing a little TLC after the spay operation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270631813-OCEO2GTTK83A9A6PPHC8/styrafoam.jpg Spay - Beats Having to Wear a Cone Since there are no dog cones around Nablus, we had to improvise a way to keep Olive from licking her stitches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270656493-PUXV0IK2K50XA7IKQJQK/foam+flash.jpg Spay - Olive Looking Dapper Relax Olive...it could be worse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270670933-7XPOWZK7HC9PBY707IJK/plastic+standing.jpg Spay - Second Attempt Ok, the styrofoam didn't work...this was Plan B. I told you it could be worse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270685279-KBRJKLIIEVACTGSHYKZP/cone.jpg Spay - Not a Happy Puppy Ok, nothing seemed to work...had to break down and pick up a cone from Tel Aviv. Olive plotting revenge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270698598-2E0POCCYWV6P67KRKTQQ/6.jpg Spay - Cone or Not, I Can Always Use a Head Rub Not even a cone can stop Olive from getting some love from the kids http://www.dailyhugz.org/what-we-do daily 0.75 2019-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1449282168482-PCQDO4B32U5KUA3KGACV/donkey+naeem.jpg What We Do http://www.dailyhugz.org/first-rescue-1 daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450421999072-NHIN6OO90Y3RMOZ597PB/donkey+family+cropped.jpg First Rescue - OUR FIRST RESCUE Tonight we got our first rescue at Daily Hugz. He's had a tough life and lost his eye, but he certainly hasn't lost his spirit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271613890-0SJIW1QZ22W9NGKTOQZN/mock.jpg First Rescue - Meet "Houdini" I called him "Houdini" because no one has ever devised a knot or harness from which he couldn't escape. Here is his new $20 harness. I bought it only because the vet insisted it was impossible to escape from. Needless to say, he made pretty short work of it. I put it on him and left him for 5 minutes. I came back and there it was, on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271696145-7A0R0PF7LLVAP0TGZIS9/return.jpg First Rescue - Bad puppy Leading my lost, big-eared puppy, Houdini, back home after he ran away 3 times on the first day. I was getting pretty frustrated. Is there no knot known to mankind this puppy can't undo? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271721899-JNVCRZZ32CENZD608CDU/hug.jpg First Rescue - Finally...contact Had a breakthrough with Houdini today. He has been emotionally detached ever since we rescued him...all he wanted to do was eat and be left alone. I left him his space but was starting to think his abuse had been so bad maybe the best we can do for him was just give him food and medical care and just ensure he doesn't get abused any more. But today I went over to him and just stood still...and he came up to me and gave me a big hug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271745185-G5ZX9FTGNODP54VV8PWY/sitting+together.jpg First Rescue - Quality time Spending some quality time with my donkey puppy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271762209-5R5NFT416IJVBW09XBGK/cuddle.jpg First Rescue - I love you too Humans have abused Houdini his whole life, yet he is so forgiving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271787638-NS91K76DB8NDTN7O9XCY/pasture.jpg First Rescue - Home at last Houdini's new life. Just a few weeks ago he was beaten every day and had to carry heavy loads on his severely strained back, not to mention someone literally poked his eye out. People say I spoil him. After what he's been through I can't spoil him enough. http://www.dailyhugz.org/home daily 1.0 2019-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1543608696959-IU39OO23UH2JV75PFEKZ/with+the+animals+1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1555614536457-DV0E0ALRXS5ODHZPV4JG/IMG_1572.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1574863885789-4KDG1OB08JWNL6ZVOE48/Sponsorship+announcement.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1449316124766-IMML832X7CSWPZWYID6C/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1555614404915-8KV0YO33HSG0PRSCNP3Q/girl%2Bhug2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1449314044216-ZUJ316IHSCK1Z4L95Z9M/image-asset.jpeg Home http://www.dailyhugz.org/road-1 daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450268182014-FBVDZ2YLJ629G0AMY10G/unpaved+entrance.jpg Road - Asira Municipality Helps Pave Our Entrance Was not looking forward to driving on the muddy entrance to Hugz during the winter, so we got Asira to pitch in to pave a road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450268216958-Q0NUOHFJORMYRFFGV9IR/truck+rocks.jpg Road - That a Lot of Gravel Needed ten truckloads of gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450268256233-KGSYM2XQDN1VJHQH41MW/rocks+entrance.jpg Road - ...and a Lot of Work Turned out to be a bigger deal than we expected https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270307801-GQ253W84CQC7PP5SM1QO/bulldozer.jpg Road - Bulldozer Leveling the Gravel A bulldozer made quick work of the gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270352021-V0HGZH2S3SO8K531G0SN/steamroller.jpg Road - Steamroller Finishing the Job Top it off with a few runs by a streamroller and we're good to go https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450270376013-RZ0HYHR72TLSR3WQNHAP/paved+entrance.jpg Road - Ready for the Rains Much better...no problem with winter rains now http://www.dailyhugz.org/picnic daily 0.75 2015-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271829361-37HHMEA9F6GYAKE70YGZ/picnic.jpg Picnic - A Zaatar Gift On our morning jog, two guys in a car stopped and offered me a Zaatar pie. I said I could take a small piece, but they insisted I take the whole pie and showed me another pie they said was for them. I graciously accepted, and Houdini and I decided to have a picnic right there by the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271844549-CYDY2TNB8H0AM624CJDW/watching.jpg Picnic - Yum It turns out I'm not the only one who loves zaatar pies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271876764-RTS02XG2DXWIMJICWSDL/nudge.jpg Picnic - Excuse me Ummm...excuse me....are you going to finish that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1450271892747-QAP3NX1OP6ZEP8H1YTX9/eating+zaatar.jpg Picnic - Picnics are for sharing Ok, why not. After all, what's a picnic without someone to share your food?   http://www.dailyhugz.org/dog-2 daily 0.75 2016-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465579675007-VCFPVOSWOPNG7PIQ15LE/image-asset.jpeg Dog 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465563253469-0RSG6ENVL0LKNPYV96UN/watching1.jpg Dog 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465563551308-LCZSMSYT3XSU2V76RX63/image-asset.jpeg Dog 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465579640471-AKZTMNQMDBVN7XL82ASC/image-asset.jpeg Dog 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465579311573-DRVNG27WN1AJDGNW1A1S/image-asset.jpeg Dog 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465562009537-FDOC9Z4AJNIVOOUWFI86/sitting.jpg Dog 2 http://www.dailyhugz.org/askar-camp daily 0.75 2016-06-04 http://www.dailyhugz.org/tulkarem-1 daily 0.75 2016-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007775502-AMLEZMPS80CJZ2MT31LM/Tulkarem+Camp.jpg Tulkarem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007775639-SMJ13P8OTWTIE34FWWLG/Tulkarem+center+4.jpg Tulkarem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007775964-Z354ILB8V0RCGVOSV4OU/tulkarem+center+5.jpg Tulkarem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007776103-H00XJXXQUJXR0B3F6H7Y/Tulkarem+center+6.jpg Tulkarem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007776236-D0XVQ3TSOR0TNYBN0WV4/Tulkarem+Center.jpg Tulkarem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007776391-IMHJ8UDZJ1Y7XYHPOIW6/Tulkarem+Center2.jpg Tulkarem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007776577-MYNQW2EPD01OMW5QN01R/Tulkarem+center3.jpg Tulkarem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007776702-VPRTQMI5OTR8VFBZ5Z22/Tulkarem+Exec+director+with+bullet+holes.jpg Tulkarem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007776891-IP9ZRYXYFS5C4YGINCH5/Tulkarem+Exec+director.jpg Tulkarem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007777083-VWZSCIYVNDOTH902CO9R/Tulkarem+Store.jpg Tulkarem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465007777225-ZZW02KOOWW6RJIHXBM1Z/Tulkarem.jpg Tulkarem http://www.dailyhugz.org/nurshams daily 0.75 2016-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465090201317-S2ZYB8T0HDXSM50Q8KEF/image-asset.jpeg Nur Shams & Far'a http://www.dailyhugz.org/sponsorship-opportunities daily 0.75 2016-06-05 http://www.dailyhugz.org/sanctuary daily 0.75 2016-06-08 http://www.dailyhugz.org/camps1 daily 0.75 2016-06-10 http://www.dailyhugz.org/ain-camp-1 daily 0.75 2016-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1465090103770-JZ470UGUYYB2RCAPU6ZO/image-asset.jpeg Ain - Camp #1 http://www.dailyhugz.org/under-the-lemon-tree daily 0.75 2016-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1481647976820-NS0PUP4CR1MK54J4B2KW/image-asset.jpeg Under the Lemon Tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1481647808028-ZHY8EBKEO9QL6OQE0NDU/image-asset.jpeg Under the Lemon Tree http://www.dailyhugz.org/kids daily 0.75 2018-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544348503356-A566LD00UBWJDSXPUGS7/DSC_0087.jpg Kids - Most of the kids have never been in a private pool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544347870549-F3I6O2Q60HJD2DLCLUOS/DSC_0084.jpg Kids - "Jordan" shows the kids a back flip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544345878441-7VTTAPAMLZ66NP2IAUGS/DSC_0083.jpg Kids - Nailed it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544345941538-2ZMN2Q6934GIKPG4BKF8/DSC_0178.jpg Kids - Yeah, scratch right there Most of the kids have never touched a dog before, but they always leave with big smiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544346006060-QXAXPFNYDU03EYCTG17I/DSC_0220+copy.jpg Kids - Hugz brings people together An American and a Palestinian meet at Hugz to volunteer to pick olives together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544347588956-8HX9UWPRMT5K2LS0YJ0U/DSC_0205.jpg Kids - Who doesn't want to be a jolly pirate for a day? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544347821737-8SS6132345SEI5IKTDAM/DSC_0025.jpg Kids - Maad shows a scout how to feed a donkey without losing your fingers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544348922134-63XZ887B512QTMFX17WF/DSC_0034.jpg Kids - Donkeys are just puppies with big ears https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544351367174-NZHFK7N9PI2Z5UP3H79K/IMG_1505.JPG Kids - Everyone waiting for the chance to pet a dog or donkey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544351597767-AXA2PFM08YVTX7YRFJS9/IMG_1519.JPG Kids - Never too young for pirate training https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544351984779-4V3AL9LGO8ARL2CX55GE/DSC_0109.jpg Kids - Ringing endorsement of Hugz from the Asira Boy Scouts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544352740268-D6NV8N1N42QV437DJRED/DSC_0151.jpg Kids - This girl had never touched a dog before so Wallad tried to be as unintimidating as possible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544353009880-GGZODHKRUEW5P401H4T7/girl+with+hilu2.jpg Kids - Can you come home with me? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544353256890-C2QUAGUOPZYG1YSLJYJI/IMG_7773.JPG Kids - "These are 'wild' dogs, and yes, they are very friendly" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1544353738991-SKCTG0NZOL5OYIAHMFVO/wallad.jpg Kids - 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Boss Boss adopted Hugz when he just showed up on his own several years ago. He’s really earned his name this year. When some huge boars approached Hugz, all the dogs ran for cover except Boss. He stayed, barking incessantly at the boars. And when one of them made a move towards Maad, he jumped in between Maad and the boar and chased him away...no small fete given that the boar weighed maybe four times boss's weight. Thanks to Virginia for sponsoring Boss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1570018488728-AKR2TV5N6WVKFFPEQ8A6/collage.jpg Dogs (Old) - Fayrooz Fayrooz was rescued when she was only a week old, in a freezing rain by the side of the road. She and her three siblings were brought back to life by our volunteer from France, Elodie. “Rooz” is now in great health. She’s super friendly and excitable and loves playing with other dogs, especially her sister Taybeh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1569490283004-VYJWXNUBM6W8XBNSF20A/collage.jpg Dogs (Old) - Nilin Nilin was found abandoned near a gas station in the village of Nilin, covered in dirt and oil. He fit right in when he got to Hugz and has been full of energy and curiosity ever seen he got here. He always tries to escape when we open the pen door, but he just runs around outside for a minute then comes right back, because he really loves his penmates and would rather play with them all day. Thanks to Kelly for sponsoring Nilin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1569849892692-CEYMUW70X1GYLVTR4KLF/collage.jpg Dogs (Old) - Awiyeh (“Strong One”) Usama rescued this abandoned puppy from Nablus. Although she is very playful and friendly, she is unexpectedly strong and doesn’t let other dogs push her around. She is besties with Badu and they spend all day playing with each other. It’s always fun to open her pen because she can’t wait to attack whoever visits and shower them with kisses and hugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1569398113321-CR76C3D75NWYONO7Z4VJ/collage.png Dogs (Old) - Coco Coco was rescued from a gang of kids tormenting her in a gas station. Ironically, she has now become one of our friendliest dogs with children and she loves to run and play with them. Coco had a very rough spay operation and barely survived. Ever since then she has become a love bug, begging for a hug from the ones she loves. Thanks to Winifred for sponsoring Coco.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1569478418182-1RB87MKIN6XN8KF2VLR3/collage.jpg Dogs (Old) - Amoura (“Moonlight”) Amoora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1570020688469-RRTA6ZM76CPSBIHN6LNW/Collage.jpg Dogs (Old) - Taybeh (“Sweet”) Taybeh was rescued along with “Rooz” as one week old puppies, abandoned on the side of the road in a freezing rain. She and Rooz are inseparable and love to explore around Hugz together. Taybeh is an attention hog though (as you can see in the middle picture :)), and can’t wait for a human to enter the pen so she can play with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1569479689812-M1S7QQW7Q1QA1EQBREL0/collage.jpg Dogs (Old) - Farra (“Little Mouse”) Farra came to us one day old, along with her 8 siblings and mother in January. Her mother was rescued from the streets of Ramallah by the Palestine Animal League when she was still pregnant from kids who were throwing rocks at her stomach. Farra and her siblings were born in PAL’s care and were entrusted to Hugz the next day. Farra is really enjoying life at Hugz, and although she is free to roam the Asira hills, she is the only un-penned dog that has decided to never leave the grounds. This is the only home she has ever known and she wants to protect it, and even as a tiny puppy, she would always patrol the grounds and bark loudly if anything was amiss. Thanks, Margaret, for sponsoring Farra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1569340272586-TB1EU7TGTOAVFHNAMBYU/collage.jpg Dogs (Old) - Amira (“Princess”) Amira is one of our favorites. She’been at Hugz for 3 years and is one of the friendliest dogs (she looks like she has some Lab in her). She just loves her belly rubbed and rolls over whenever she sees someone. Thanks, Laura, for sponsoring Amira. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1569399663760-UFGWZGCKNWHMYLQNWE2B/collage.jpg Dogs (Old) - Snoopy Snoopy is a cuddly 50 pound teddy bear and loves to be smothered with love. She is our biggest dog and spent a few months as matriarch, before she decided it was too much work. She still breaks up fights between the adolescent dogs (like Bean and Basboosa), but you can find her most of the day just laying around enjoying the warm sun. She loves being at Hugz and shows her gratitude every day. Thanks Sherri for sponsoring Snoopy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1569487949315-LN6DENSA27RN9JWBIA7F/Collage.jpg Dogs (Old) - Badu Badu was surrendered to Hugz by a couple who had been working at a non-profit in Palestine but had to go back home. She’s a beautiful dog who loves people, but she had problems socializing with other dogs, especially at feeding time. We were so worried about her we even started looking at adopting her out. But then we introduced her to a new puppy named “Awiyeh”. Badu loved Awiyeh so much she’d let her eat right out of her mouth…inconceivable with any other dog. Now they are penmates and play with each other all day. Thanks for sponsoring Badu, Amy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1569928351443-4GSO50TNL0U3JAMNOKWF/collage.jpg Dogs (Old) - Anwar (“Light”) Hussain rescued Anwar from the streets in Nablus and cared for him in his yard. As much as he loved him, his neighbors complained so he had no choice but to give him up to Hugz. Anwar had a hard time adjusting at first and the Hugz residents initially rejected him. It got so bad we started making arrangements to have poor Anwar shipped to America. But at the last moment, somehow Anwar was able to turn things around. He was able to make friends and be accepted and can now be seen running around playing with the other Hugz dogs. http://www.dailyhugz.org/dogs-1 daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608631038244-25NDKWMHSWOYCQSN2YIG/1.jpg Hugz Residents - Latifa Maad and Osama rescued Sultana and her daughter, Latifa, from Nablus, where children were abusing them. They were both very scared and kept really close to each other the whole time. Sponsored by Fida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608631199235-UMKCJYWTT5AW3W5L4YN4/2.jpg Hugz Residents - Sultana Maad and Osama rescued Sultana and her daughter, Latifa, from Nablus, where children were abusing them. They were both very scared and kept really close to each other the whole time. Sponsored by Fida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608631254474-PFDS7HDU8BGB7L0SLXU7/3.jpg Hugz Residents - 3 Lisa rescued this donkey while she was visiting last summer. He was abandoned in downtown Asira and was found eating from the garbage dump. She walked him all the way back to Hugz and he almost seemed glad to have been found. Currently available for adoption. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608631403983-5IHYQ3LIZZHSCWJYRQXF/4.jpg Hugz Residents - Heba Heba was our 2018 present since she was born on New Years day when we didn’t even know her mother was pregnant. She’s the only donkey at Hugz that has never been free from abuse her whole life. She’s very curious and super friendly and I’m not sure she knows whether she’s a dog or donkey. Sponsored by Jareer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608631617093-B9MW4B8J6R250MKTIOF4/habiba.jpg Hugz Residents - Habiba Habiba has been at Hugz the longest of any donkey.. She has the most beautiful almond eyes. She’s very strong will and is the matriarch of the Hugz donkeys. She’s also a very loving mother to Heba and stays by her side most of the day. Sponsored by Robin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608631763992-VVRC10FI5SI9WJNCH4U8/hilu.jpg Hugz Residents - Hilu Hilu (“sweet”), was rescued as a foal with a broken leg when he was about to be abandoned in the fields where he couldn’t have possibly survived. We operated on his leg and implanted a metal rod. We weren’t sure it was going to work, but here he is 3 years later and still doing fine. He’s best buddies with Husni and they play with each other all day. Sponsored by Julia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608631917565-67DUUYHBIC9P49P90R2V/husni.jpg Hugz Residents - Husni Husni was found abandoned but tied up next to a busy highway near Osama’s work. We brought him to Hugz and he instantly bonded with Hilu whom he plays with all day. Sponsored by Stacey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608632039466-OQ44P1R9SO9JP7IGR8C5/Saeed.jpg Hugz Residents - Saeed Saeed was brought to Hugz by a villager who said he had fallen out of a moving pickup truck. He had horrendous injuries including losing all his skin on his knee caps and along one side. But he recovered extremely well and is not showing any residual effects from his injuries. He’s our biggest donkey yet is the most gentle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608632157813-8ZLNVFD9C16YKR8G51ZN/3legged.jpg Hugz Residents - 10 10 was found wandering the fields outside Asira looking for food and water. After we brought him to Hugz, Dr. Rakan examined him and said there was evidence that he was hit by a car…maybe twice. Besides losing his leg, he also had his jaw damaged and had missing teeth. He is extremely mobile for only having three legs, though, and seems to be really enjoying his second chance at life at Hugz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608632339283-LFCKZHAW2ZHAN660B5EK/hoof.jpg Hugz Residents - Amal Amal was found with a missing hoof, abandoned in the nearby village of Huwara. Children were abusing him so a good samaritan brought him inside his yard for protection until we could come by to pick him up. Although his is only missing a small portion of his leg, he is having a hard time adjusting to the weight distribution. We are hoping to get him a prosthetic. Sponsored by Brenda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608632683128-BKNPK0R96JIW89ZO7O6D/11.jpg Hugz Residents - 12 Osama rescued 11 from a deep valley that was being used as a city dump. With is bad leg it was very difficult for him to be able to climb out. But Osama gave him some pain killers and over the course of several hours, encouraged him to climb out of the valley. It was the most miraculous rescue at Hugz since 11 really was in the middle of nowhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607909460583-S1QBUPZYRDYNCU1SFMQQ/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 1L (Male) 1L was one of a litter of abandoned puppies rescued from the nearby village of Taluza, half of whom died from Parvovirus. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607922642057-WINNJEGSE4C5X61HD1MJ/collage1.jpg Hugz Residents - 2L (Female) 1L was one of a litter of abandoned puppies rescued from the nearby village of Taluza, half of whom died from Parvovirus. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607923076039-0NY4Y3K8H5BLH3P7LVGU/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 3U (Male) 3U was rescued by Serene from being poisoned in Ramallah. Once at Hugz, he had trouble getting along with the other dogs in Lower Hugz, so we transferred him to Upper Hugz where he’s made new friends and is getting along great. Currently available for sponsorship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607923508104-UO0JJC6E6MEYIRX7SV7P/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 4L (Male) 1L was one of a litter of abandoned puppies rescued from the nearby village of Taluza, half of whom died from Parvovirus. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607923610308-G3DCR15JF8RO1QHXY9UA/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 5L (Female) 5L was with a litter of puppies in Ramallah that was being poisoned. Ahlam notified us, and we were able to save 3 of the puppies. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607925781446-IEKYDKY5FR9CEQYEKV0T/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 7L (Male) 7L was with a litter of puppies in Ramallah that was being poisoned. Ahlam notified us so we were able to save 3 of the puppies. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607926735000-ZFI6Q6AOAD1W3DKX43YW/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 8L (Female) 8L was rescued with her litter and mom from the streets of Nablus while the municipality was threatening to poison them. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607926975320-AR4LL11Z6MBC50UMEOEN/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 9L (Female) 9L was with a litter of puppies in Ramallah that was being poisoned. Ahlam notified us so we were able to save 3 of the puppies. Currently available for adoption. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607927531538-Z6U1I7XXQEF1EPXWAKZB/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 10L (Male) 10L was rescued with his litter and mom from the streets of Nablus while the municipality was threatening to poison them. Currently available for adoption. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607944476015-SVALL24AL9TQOBUSGD34/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 12L (Female) 12L was rescued with her litter and mom from the streets of Nablus while the municipality was threatening to poison them. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607944908726-JEK9HLOY0U2I5SSKI48Q/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 13L (Female) 1L was one of a litter of abandoned puppies rescued from the nearby village of Taluza, half of whom died from Parvovirus. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606828743161-6QJAIMST8L3QCJLOIAUR/IMG_2195.JPG Hugz Residents - 14U (Female) 14U was rascued by Sabah as a small puppy in Nablus and her mother was not around. Sabah’s neighbor was throwing rocks at the puppy claiming she was going to spread Coronavirus, so we brought the puppy to Hugz. Currently available for sponsorship. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1608556126397-VWGXNG3H98NYJ2ID0CPU/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 15L (Male) The Nablus police called us to rescue 15L, who was a puppy abandoned near their station. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606739265100-JGTVA3LFZX795U5SLVJT/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 16U (Female) Rescued by Lama from the Ramallah municipality which was planning to poison them. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606738246621-R6R22CK87CHWH8GWWT8B/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 17U (Male) Rescued by Lama from the Ramallah municipality which was planning to poison them. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1610541786582-E1L1AMTOJ2UXXU308ID1/post.jpg Hugz Residents - 18U (Female) Rescued by Lama from the Ramallah municipality which was planning to poison them. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606752889367-VF5ZQPGO76UY0G9EA1DO/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 19U (Female) Rescued by Lama from the Ramallah municipality which was planning to poison them. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606739731281-Z32783CM0T3DU0YK4V3A/IMG_2025.JPG Hugz Residents - 21 Zawyeh (Male) Yuyu rescued this dog from the village of Zawyeh when the city was planning to poison him. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606753341468-W9E5TXYBDQ44NGXNWGCF/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 22U (Female) Rescued by Lama from the Ramallah municipality which was planning to poison them. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606829435546-27FG7I6Y8VR564FK7BTF/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 23U (Female) Was rescued as an abandoned puppy from Nablus. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606830355248-05N7P4GVBUJXSKSG5002/progile.jpg Hugz Residents - 24U (Female) Was rescued in Nablus along with his siblings and mom from children throwing rocks at them. Currently available for adoption. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606908000930-3VU34ALD4BEF9QWTTASD/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 25U (Female) Was rescued from Asira along with her siblings when they were orphaned (the mother passed from unknown causes). Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606896693701-MLI2U0O99574INMD2Y5E/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - Zoe (Female) Someone left her along with 3 other puppies at the Hugz gate. Sponsored by Irene.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606908931870-81W5VGJW13WHIJWYZY4N/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 27U (Female) Was rescued from Asira along with her siblings when they were orphaned (the mother passed from unknown causes). Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606909790877-X85CX48HT4WDXVV07G9S/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 28U (Female) Was rescued from Asira along with her siblings when they were orphaned (the mother passed from unknown causes). Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606912064417-H8MP4HTDD2AXXD891F2E/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - 29U (Male) Was rescued by Osama and Manar from Asira after kids were abusing him. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606826961478-IENCGJU7DLFDK3MKP2KG/3+legged.jpg Hugz Residents - 30U (Female) Yuyu rescued her from the village of Silfit with an injured arm that had to be amputated. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1605606718189-SOY24G5PBY8QL7XRPOGR/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - Amira (Female) One of the original residents of Hugz. Osama rescued her from Asira as a small abandoned puppy. She has been at Hugz since 2015. Sponsored by Laura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1605607576614-DAIS4WTDKJFODR5L8KD7/IMG_4484.JPG Hugz Residents - Bernie (Male) Kowthar rescued Bernie from Nablus with the municipality planned to poison him after the neighbors complained. Sponsored by Cheryl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606644048420-R6MJQXUARPEZC2ZBN422/montage.jpg Hugz Residents - Kareem (Male) Osama rescued Kareem along with Basboosa as small puppies from the city dump. Their mother was not around and they were dehydrated. Sponsored by Megan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606647687631-TIFF5IQ2RUSCT4FG22QN/profile.jpg Hugz Residents - Basbusa (Female) Osama rescued Kareem along with Basboosa as small puppies from the city dump. Their mother was not around and they were dehydrated. Sponsored by Traci. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606649643710-S4ZZH2VOIS6Q5UAUXZJ7/profile.jpg Hugz Residents - Raja (Male) Raja adopted Hugz on his own. He snuck onto the grounds and was immediately accepted by the other dogs. Some children stole him from Hugz, but Osama was able to rescue him. Sponsored by Myk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606649876526-75UXIE1EMPSF6T8LCOB3/IMG_8180.JPG Hugz Residents - Sunbul (Female) Sunbul was rescued along with her siblings and mother from Ramallah when the city threatened to poison them. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606649158004-UVZ8PBVZN8OKPXDOMJ2I/profile.jpg Hugz Residents - Sukar Kowthar rescued Sukar when the neighbors threatened to call the city to poison her. Sponsored by Nidal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606719291925-2LX8BCL9WDHU8VN4ED26/collage1.jpg Hugz Residents - Nilin (Male) Osama rescued Nilin from an oil depot. He was a small abandoned puppy hiding between cars. Sponsored by Marissa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606721614043-53NC7VGFEM5D45J1O0CT/collage1.jpg Hugz Residents - Fayrooz (Female) Rami found Fayrooz and her siblings in a cold rain without shelter. All the puppies were near death but were revived by Elodie who dried them and kept them warm next to a space heater and fed them milk through a syringe. Sponsored by John. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606727709725-M4O79K21BM289DP0BQRR/collage2.jpg Hugz Residents - Anwar (Male) Was rescued by Hussain, but his parents wouldn’t let him keep him in the house, so he brought him to Hugz. Sponsored by Bridget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606731205343-8SZKHB9RMHCMZHH82Z6S/collage1.jpg Hugz Residents - Taybeh (Female) Rami found Taybeh and her siblings in a cold rain without shelter. All the puppies were near death but were revived by Elodie who dried them and kept them warm next to a space heater and fed them milk through a syringe. Sponsored by Erin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606731578603-Y6NRA9OCGUG5P0W5TB7T/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - Susu (Male) Fatmeh rescued Susu from Nablus when he was severely dehydrated and emaciated puppy. Sponsored by Karen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606731728292-NYYH36YVTPRUJCATJ2NW/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - Sara Muad rescued Sara from Asira as an abandoned puppy. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606736639329-MDFFKQYDKE78YBN46ZDQ/collage1.jpg Hugz Residents - Badu (Female) Was rescued by foreign aid workers who left them at Hugz when they had to return to europe. Sponsored by Amy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606736906220-CKCK6489IQWJQ0EZFIIC/103098381_298545547826314_4035918057959160385_n.jpg Hugz Residents - Awiyeh Awiyeh was rescued by Osama as a small puppy hiding between cars in Nablus. Sponsored by Kelly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606739362470-OFGQOBT2XKFK8C69T659/IMG_1985.JPG Hugz Residents - Dayf (Male) Dayf adopted Hugz. He snuck onto the grounds and was accepted by the other dogs. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606750537542-71PSB0J9Z05KUO3S0ASZ/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - Mama 1 Was rescued next to a busy street in Nablus along with her puppies. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606751013726-42KW6HXCI2QR8AV8J543/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - Mama 2 Was rescued by Sabrina from Beit Wazan when children were throwing rocks at her puppies. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606754418885-6LSEOHV8E8SBG6B7N70G/collage1.jpg Hugz Residents - Boss Boss adopted Hugz. He kept sneaking into the pen to play with the puppies. We kept throwing him out, but he’d come right back the next day. So we decided to keep him. He protects Hugz from intruders such as boars. Sponsored by Virginia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606800521403-EW79YLJ6KDJ3K6ISTHYI/najah.png Hugz Residents - Najah (Female) Najah was rescued as a small puppy from Najah university where she was found hiding in a construction site with a big gash in her head and covered with mange. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1606911475812-ZN9NH9D76JXFTESX1QHF/Collage.png Hugz Residents - Tasneem (Female) Was rescued with a broken arm by Tasneem from Ramallah. Currently available for sponsorship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563d2777e4b0b30b51007032/1607613296298-39WLK0QJTL65H8F5S5ME/collage.jpg Hugz Residents - Huwara (Male) Was rescued from the village of Huwara by a woman from children who were abusing him. 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