Happy 9th Birthday to Faith the Dog!! She turned 9 recently (Dec. 22) and has less than one year to work before she officially retires.  Faith will hopefully retire at the Ft. Lewis - McChord Joint AFB on her birthday next year. We're in the planning stage for the celebration.  For those of you who wish to send Faith a present she likes Starbucks! JUST KIDDING!!!  Please send your charible donations to either C.A.R.E. or RAGOM, both have buttons at the top of the site with addresses. Please say you are sending it in Faith's name!!

UNTIL SHE RETIRES:  Faith will be available for shows and events on a very limited basis.  For any and all information about dates and fees please contact me directly.

TEXT me (don't call)   317-410-3073   and let me know you are interested. You can also e-mail me through the BOOKING page on this site.This is the most recent photo of Faith, as you can see she's a bit older and we feel that it is in her best interest to work just one more year on the road. She deserves the rest and relaxtion - - but so far she's the first one out the door when she sees my suitcase! She knows we're flying somewhere, and that makes her smile.  If you have a special event coming up please contact me soon, we're booking and it's VERY limited at this point. Thank you so very very much - those of you who have brought out out. Thank you to the men and women of our great country and our allies, those who keep us safe. We not only salute we, we HUG YOU! 

Talking With Heroes interview with Jude Stringfellow and Kurt Philion. Kurt is the leader of Philco's Freedom Run and has a great website to explain all he does with and for our troops.  www.philcosfreedomrun.net   Faith's interview is the last of 3 in the hour long program.

Faith now has her own OFFICIAL Facebook site.

It's not the same as the other Faith Facebook sites because this one is offical and is run by Jude Stringfellow, and should be updated just about every day. I'll allow up to 5000 fans/friends before making a LIKE page for FANS only. 

Please be one of the first 5000 friends - - and remember to go to her e-mail list and put your name on the list to buy her book when it comes out. 

You can send an email for the book from our contact form or directly at   

and Faith's Official Facebook is at:  http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001809300415

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 Hey Everyone!  Faith and I are starting a brand new gig. I've been asked to be the new Account Executive (sales of advertising time) for the new Pet Pals TV show here in Indianapolis. YEA.  The job is one of those jobs you do because you love animals and want to be a part of a new and innovative television show that will have its own wings and take off in time.  Think about Animal Planet and how it got its footing.  Pet Pals TV is a local show to the Indianapolis area now, but we'll be sure and upload it online so the world can see it too.  Each episode will be full of informational, educational, fun facts and great stories about pets and animals that make a difference in our lives.  Faith and I were interviewed last week for the show by Host Patty Spitler. 

The show will air Saturday October 23, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. EST on Indianapolis station WNDY-23. I know Patty won't waste anytime uploading it so the rest of you can see it too. I'll have a link on this site, and my Facebook site too.

If you don't already have a Pet Pal TV account you can get on at www.petpalstv.com  and be sure to show us YOUR pet's photos, tell us your stories, and give us all the poop on your pet!  If you happen to be one of those innovative types and want to buy a banner or time slot for the show just give me a call.  Say you read about it on my site and I'll give you a 10% discount!!  Can't beat that!!

Seattle author Rudy Yuly and I have come up with the actual title of the definitive book we're writing together about Faith. It will be titled "Faith Walks". We've given the proposal to our agent Ken Atchity and are now just waiting to hear from the publishers.

The book will be out around this time next year, so look for updates every quarter or so to let you know who picked it up, and what to expect. We know that it will be about 190-220 pages. We know it will be told in Faith's point of view. We know it will be heartwarming, fun, crazy at times, and friendly so that everyone in the world can read it and enjoy it.  Faith loves everyone unconditionally - and the book will reflect that type of acceptance, and what we as humans can learn from her regarding the way we tolerate and accept others around us.  If there's one thing I've personally learned from Faith it is to let the world know you love them - - one smile at a time. 

 Faith's in her office under the bed now going over the proposal as it is - - of course making changes, but the facts will remain steadfast in the words of Rudy and I as we try our best to relate her stories to you soon.  Thanks for your love and support.  Oh, and of course there will be PICTURES!!  Anthony Tortoriello will be our official book photographer!  Of course!

HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY to Faith the Dog! Faith's REAL birthday is unknown but we gave her the date of December 22 to celebrate. We know she was born within a few days of that date and she is truly a "Christmas Miracle." This year Faith hopes to be celebrating her birthday for several days beginning this Friday through Sunday in Seattle, WA where she will be with more than 5000 soldiers in and out of uniform at two bases: McChord Air Force Base and Ft. Lewis Army Base just outside of Seattle/Tacoma.  WOW -- lots of hugs, lots of kissing. Then Faith hopes to make it to Carswell Joint Reserve Base the following weekend!  Nothing like camo colored icing on a big fat cake to make everyone happy!  Thanks to Pat McGhee at Ft. Lewis for hosting us, and for all the personnel you send to us to pick us up, carry us around, put us up and love us constantly. This is the best part about our Armed Forces - - they love us!  Thank a soldier when you see one, and pray for them all.  

Faith loves soldiers, there is NO doubt about it. We had hoped to have a real birthday celebration on December 22, 2009 with Reuben returning on Faith's birthday from the Army.  Unfortunately Reuben has to stay another few more days and won't be home until January 1, 2010.  BUT and HOWEVER, Faith will still be able to see a bunch of men and women in her favorite color of CAMO at the McChord Air Force Base and Ft. Lewis Army base near Seattle, WA. We head up that way this weekend for the parties!!   Faith will be flying American Airlines for the last time in 2009 - - but she will not stop flying with American. She will be happy to show her smiling face up at the cockpit just any time she is invited out. 

Members of the Ft. Lewis PX will be picking us up on Friday, taking us to meet with our new favorite ghost writer Mr. Rudy Yuly, and Faith and Rudy will be happy to make each other acquaintances!  This is a giant thing for Faith really, as Rudy is the other half of her voice in our new book "Faith Walks" which will be out this time next year.

The same members of Ft. Lewis will take us to the base to see the men and women processing Friday to go to war.  We'll welcome the ones coming home, and we'll pray with and hug the ones going out. We'll be at the respective bases for the actual birthday parties on Saturday.  McChord will host Faith between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and Ft. Lewis' PX will host her from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.  THEN  - and this is key - - Faith gets to hang out with some of the best camo dressed people she's ever met for a few hours while Caity and I enjoy the Seattle sound, Pikes Place, the Market, and just take in a little sight seeing. We never get to do that without Faith in tow, which means we've never really gotten to see much. We're always too busy answering questions from the beautiful people on the streets.

Friday and Sunday Pat McGhee, the PX General Manager, has us going to a few base related places such as the VA. Faith is always a hit with the older vets...maybe we can get  them to sport their respective Armed Forces t-shirts and have their pictures taken with Faith for the FAITH TRAIN!!  YEA!  It should be a blast, and we wish to thank Pat McGhee for planning it all out, and for the hotel, the transporation, and that love he and his crew always show us!!  THANKS GUYS!!!

HEY, James Thompson, Editorial Director for Fox News Interactive has just posted a great video and photo blog about Faith at the following LINK:  http://bit.ly/4G6zah  You should be able to see it there, and if you have the mind to, and I hope you do, please re-tweet it on your TWITTER and other social media accounts. Faith's message of love and thanksgiving is a very important one at this special time of year.   Hoping all is well with you and your families this Thanksgiving and looking forward to hearing from you all on TWITTER, FACEBOOK and through the site. http://bit.ly/4G6zah  OH, and Animal Planet is writing up a blog today too!! YES...I'll be sure and post it when I get it.

OMG!  Can you believe it? Faith is going to have her own PUPPY Faith 10 inch plush toy very soon.  The model for the toy is of course the famous puppy picture of Faith standing up in the snow.  It should be out rather soon - - but for more details just stay tuned.  The toy will be an exclusive to Cher Marketing. You can see the products they have already marketed for Faith at www.chermarketing.com  This is going to be so much fun.  Kids can see Faith, hold her, love her, sleep with her, and take her on all sorts of daily adventures! What a way to share my little dog with the world. I love it!    Go to www.boardthefaithtrain.com to play with the Kids Corner puzzles about Faith and try to answer all the trivia questions.  I'll be making up new questions this week!

Faith was featured on the very popular show "Unbelievable" in Japan yesterday (or today if you're in this part of the world). I'm told that over 5,000,000 Japanese viewers watched the four-hour special and it would be GREAT to find out how they responded.  I know that when we filmed the segment where we are speaking live from our livingroom it was about midnight our time and we could hear laughing, screaming, clapping, happy people as Faith was talked about and then when the camera was turned on her.  She was obviously loved and that is so very exciting for us. 

I was able to talk about my book "Faith Alone: Stories of an Amazing Dog", which has been picked up by Uni Agency and published by Village Books in Japan. It is translated into Japanese, so anyone who wants to buy that version can do so through their local bookstore or by ordering it online. I have a few copies, but you know I can't read them! LOL  Laura is practicing her Japanese by trying to read them slowly.  What a great show it was!! Thank you to Creative TopSpin in  NYC for coming out and filiming us.  Mariko is the producer and she was such a wonderful woman. We consider her a new member of the family. You can see their pictures in the PHOTO section of this site. Fuji-TV is the sponsor and/or network for "Unbelievable" and they have been so very kind and considerate as well.  If you have an opportunity to work with these groups in the future, I hope you have the same great experience we did!