Dakota
8 year old spayed yellow female, 72 lbs
Dakota is a super sweet, calm English lab who is very affectionate. She is the last of the six dogs that we rescued from the horrendous hoarding situation in the Central Valley. Dakota is now fully recovered from her ordeal. She’s a cute girl with her big brown eyes and nice coat. She was painfully thin when she arrived but has put on weight and her tail wags constantly. Dakota is completely house trained and has good house manners. She sleeps through the night on a dog bed next to the foster’s bed. She can be left for an hour or two in the house (with the foster’s lab) with no issues. Dakota loves other dogs and we want her to go to a home with another dog. She loves having a mentor dog and has learned a lot from the foster’s female lab. She’s also learned to play with her. Dakota has discovered what toys are all about and now carries them around the house and the year, always greeting her fosters with one in her mouth. The fosters feed a feral cat and Dakota is only vaguely interested, so we think she’d also be good with one dog savvy cat. She really enjoys her walks and walks nicely on a leash. She’s up to 1.2 miles on quiet trail walks and she enjoys sniffing and exploring. Dakota is quiet and shy around unfamiliar people or busy situations, but if she’s given time and not pressured, she relaxes and engages. She rides nicely in the car but won’t get in on her own. She will jump out on her own. So this is an area she’ll need work on. Dakota is a very enthusiastic eater and has discovered she loves chicken, beef, eats, carrots, cantaloupe, cheese and liver treats. She does a little dance while meals are being prepared. We think she’d do best in a calm adult home, tho she might be ok with older teens. She’s gaining confidence every day and her fosters continue to notice new pieces of her cute personality emerge. As always, we want Dakota to go to a home where someone is around most of the time. This incredibly sweet girl continues to blossom as she puts her miserable “old” life behind her. She’s discovered that it’s really fun to be a loved dog and she’ll be so grateful to her new family for rescuing her.
If you’re interested in Dakota, please text Judy @ (831)261-3409. Tell us about you and your family, where you’re located and your lab history.
