This is the story of Faith who was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. He was born with only 2 legs. Of course he could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him.
His first owner also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of 'putting him to sleep'.
But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him.
She became determined to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself.
She named him 'Faith'.
In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard to let him feel the movement.
Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and reward for him for standing up and jumping around.
Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk.
Amazingly, only after 6 months, like a miracle,
Faith learned to balance on his hind legs and to jump to move forward.
After further training in the snow, he could now walk like a human being.
Faith loves to walk around now.
No matter where he goes, he attracts people to him.
He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and
has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows.
There is now a book entitled 'With a Little Faith' being published about him.
He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.
His present owner Jude Stringfellow has given up her teaching post and plans to take him around the world to preach that even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul'.
Thank you so much for stopping by. Take care my friends and keep the faith :)))
Michelle
Thank you for sharing this, Michelle. Faith is a sweet little dog and I'm so happy she found just the right person to share a home with.
Posted by: Duni | September 19, 2011 at 08:00 AM
God bless Faith
Posted by: Interesting Pictures | September 19, 2011 at 10:36 AM
What an awesome and inspirational story that really touched me! Thank you for sharing :)
Posted by: Gina Alfani | September 19, 2011 at 10:53 PM
What a touching story! I had to show this to my husband and he was touched too! Thanks so much for sharing!
Posted by: Myvintagelady | September 23, 2011 at 08:47 PM
amazing!!!
Posted by: Daismccormick | September 23, 2011 at 10:03 PM
That is such an amazing story. I love to see when someone or something overcomes all obstacles; it really helps us to know that we can do the same.
Posted by: Maui Wedding Packages | October 13, 2011 at 12:01 PM