More: Dakota healed my heart after I had lost my other rescue dog Gracie 3 months prior unexpectedly. My Son was home for Christmas break from college and off to the shelter we went and there he was jumping up and down in his cage trying to get our attention. Weird thing was he had been picked up two weeks prior as a stray on my Sons Birthday it was fate. It wasn’t smooth sailing when we first got him he had an infection heartworm positive and severely underweight. But almost 11 years later he has been the most loving sweet dog Even though I almost lost him to a vestibular attack in July he has come through it not 100 percent and ever will be but he is still my lovable dedicated snuggle buddy Nothing like a rescue they give with heart till the end