This is 'Faith'
This dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. He was born with 3 legs -
2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front leg which had to be amputated.
He could not walk when he was born with two functional hind legs.
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, Jude Stringfellew, his present owner 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 the dog '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 to stand up and hop 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 hop and jump to move around.
After further training in the snow, he could now walk with his two hind legs
just like a human.
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 Stringfellew 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'.
This dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. He was born with 3 legs -
2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front leg which had to be amputated.
He could not walk when he was born with two functional hind legs.
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, Jude Stringfellew, his present owner 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 the dog '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 to stand up and hop 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 hop and jump to move around.
After further training in the snow, he could now walk with his two hind legs
just like a human.
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 Stringfellew 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'.
