Faith the two legged dog.

A little faith will go a long way..

This is 'Faith'.

This dog was born on Chrismas Eve in year 2002.He was born with three legs ( two healthy hind legs and one abnormal [畸形] front leg which need to be amputated [切除] ).

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 would survive [生还] .Therefore, he was thinking of 'putting him to sleep' [不管它的死活] .

By this time,his present owner,Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him.She was determined to teach and train this dog to walk by himself.

Therefore she named him 'Faith'.

In the beginning,she put Faith on a surfing board [冲浪板] to let him feel the movements. Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure [诱饵] and reward for him to stand up and jump around. Even the other dog at home also helped to encourage [鼓励] him to walk. Amazingly, only after six months, like a miracle [奇迹], Faith learned to balance on his two hind legs and jumped to move forward. After further training in the snow, he now can walk like a human being.

Faith loves to walk around now. No matter where he goes, he just attracts [吸引] all the people around him. He is now becoming famous on the international scene [场面] . He has appeared on various [不同] newspapers and TV shows. There is even one 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 teach that even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect 'soul'.

In life there are always undesirable [不合心意] things. Perhaps one will feel better if one changes the point of view from another direction.

Hope this message will bring fresh and new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone can appreciate [体会] and be thankful for each beautiful day that follows.

Faith is the continual [连续] demonstration [示范] of the strength [力量] of life.