Faith the Dog

A friend at work (fellow big animal lover just like myself) sent me this email today. I had to post so I could share this story with everyone. It is just too sweet & wonderful to share. For all the unwanted & special needs animals out there, this is music to my ears! What a joyful spirit Faith is. Here is the email below:

Her name is Faith.This dog was born on Christmas Eve in 2002. She was born with 3 legs - 2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front leg which had to be amputated. She of course could not walk when she was born. Even her mother did not want her.


Her first owner also did not think that she could survive. Therefore, he was thinking of putting her to sleep. At this time, the present owner Jude Stringfellow met her and wanted to take care of her. She was determined to teach and train this dog to walk by herself. Therefore she named her 'Faith'. In the beginning, she put Faith on a surf board to let her feel the movements of the water. Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and to reward her for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dogs at home helped to encourage her to walk. Amazingly, after only 6 months, like a miracle, Faith learned to balance on her 2 hind legs and jumped to move forward. After further training in the snow, she can now walk like a human being.

Faith loves to walk around now. No matter where she goes, she just attracts all the people around her. She is now becoming famous on the international scene. She has appeared in various newspapers and TV shows. There is even one book entitled 'With a Little Faith' being published about her. She was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies. Her present owner Jude Stringfellow has given up her teaching job and plans to take her around the world to preach, that 'even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul.'

What a wonderful display of God's creatures here on earth....