Faith, a bipedal female dog, was born in December of 2002 with only three legs; two fully-developed hind legs and a deformed front leg, which was amputated soon after birth. (Click to enlarge images)
Her owner, Jude Stringfellow adopted Faith when the original owners feared her disability would leave her unable to move, and planned to euthanize her. Instead, using a spoon with peanut butter as an incentive, Jude taught Faith to hop and later walk on her two hind legs, and the family's corgi would bark at Faith from another room, or nip her heels to urge her to walk.
A book has been published detailing Faith's story entitled With a Little Faith. Faith and her owner, Jude Stringfellow, have also featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, and Ripley's Believe it or Not.
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Her owner, Jude Stringfellow adopted Faith when the original owners feared her disability would leave her unable to move, and planned to euthanize her. Instead, using a spoon with peanut butter as an incentive, Jude taught Faith to hop and later walk on her two hind legs, and the family's corgi would bark at Faith from another room, or nip her heels to urge her to walk.
A book has been published detailing Faith's story entitled With a Little Faith. Faith and her owner, Jude Stringfellow, have also featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, and Ripley's Believe it or Not.
See the video:
