His first owner also didn't think that he could survive. Therefore, he was thinking of 'putting him to  sleep'. 
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 to let him feel the movements. Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and rewarded for him for standing up and jumping around. The other dog at home also helped to encourage him to walk. Amazingly, only after 6 months, like a miracle, Faith learned to balance on his 2 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  attracts all kinds of people. He is now becoming famous on the international scene. He has appeared in various newspapers and on 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 preach that even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul'.