**Update 11/16/07:

Based on the incredible response we received, we felt comfortable enough to schedule Faith's surgery immediately and the surgeon cleared his schedule.  The good news...she came through with flying colors.  The bad news?  They were only able to do one leg and the estimate has been adjusted to over $5,000.  Thankfully, we have raised enough money to cover the first leg but we still need to raise the additional money to allow us to have her left leg repaired and the related physical therapy needed to allow her to lead a normal life.  Faith faces a long rehabilitation - we are so touched by the caring of so many in such a short period of time!
 

Here is the good news...Faith's legs can be repaired with surgery. The X-rays show that her knee caps are on the outside of her legs, which doesn't allow her to have full motion. This could be genetic...or the subject of blunt force trauma at a young age. We can't bear to think of the latter, so we are hoping that her affliction is due to genetics. The surgeon assures us that she has every opportunity, with surgery and physical therapy, to live a full life with substantial range of motion. He wants us to schedule the surgery ASAP, her growth plates have yet to close and the timing is great for a solid recovery.

What is heartbreaking for all of us is that her surgery will cost nearly $4,000. With this surgery she will be able to function like nearly any young adolescent. Watch the video of Faith now, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbvAto3hZ1I

Faith is barely 8 months old and deserves a shot at a full, happy life. Her demeanor is such that she doesn't recognize that she is disabled - in fact, we should have named her Scooter given how quickly she hauls herself around. She charms everyone that she meets. We want to give her that opportunity to run on the beach, splash in the water, tear around a dog park...but we must have donations to help us reach that goal. It is our immediate goal to raise at least $2,000 to move forward with the surgery. The alternative is to euthanize her and deny her a chance at a long full life. Once you meet Faith, we are certain that she will grab your heats, the hugs you get from her eyes alone are priceless and this is with much discomfort from her pain.

Can you donate towards Faith's surgery and rehabilitation? Every single penny raised goes 100% to the dogs. If you, your friends, family, acquaintances can help us to help Faith, you can rest assured that every dollar goes straight to her medical fund. There are NO paid employees with the rescue, everyone is a volunteer.

Thank you for reading Faith's story and visiting our fundraising page! We look forward to providing updates regularly. You can visit our website www.coastalgsr.org to read more about Faith.