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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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 Posted - Sep 19 2012 : 6:16:05 PM
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I thought this story was too good not to pass on to as many as possible.....Enjoy!
This dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002.
He was born with only 2 legs -
He of course 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 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.
In life there are always undesirable things, so in order to feel
better you just need to look at life from another direction.
I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to
everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful
for each & every beautiful day.
'Faith' is the continual demonstration of the strength and
wonder of life.
A small request:
All you are asked to do is keep this story circulating .
God Bless You & Yours and God Bless all of God's creatures!
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Sep 19 2012 : 10:08:04 PM
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I've seen pictures of Faith walking like a human. It's amazing. I guess there really is no disability that can't be overcome. And what an incredible person he must be blessed with.
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 20 2012 : 10:13:41 AM
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I 've seen Faith on several shows. Thanks for the story. Beautiful!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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