Dakota pitbull
Dakota was gotten recently from the SPCA of Westchester . Pamela her owner wrote me this :" Doug, one of the guys who works there, told me that Dakota had been found down South with "Dallas" wandering along a highway, with another, larger and sturdier female "AmStaff Terrier" - who was thought to be Dakota's mother, but really typified the "Pitt Bull" breed both in demeanor and physique. The "No Kill" policy got them both sent up here and they had not been at the shelter long - Doug said that Dakota was the sweetest dog they had - it was love at first sight for me! (It was awfully hard leaving Dallas there but I knew my husband would go berserk if I brought home two dogs. But I kept "tabs" on Dallas and learned that she had been adopted not too long thereafter.) My husband was not hot on getting another dog since our Bloodhound/Shepherd, another rescue, DesiRae, had recently passed away - we had adopted her on my twin boys' birthday when they were 11 years old. (Desi's loss had affected me profoundly since both my boys were now in college and I had quit my full-time job as an interior designer in Boston area to come live with my hubby while he does this NY project.) I guess my husband didn't want to "tied down" - he certainly didn't expect for me to get a dog that stuck to me like superglue! Oh well . . . . But Dakota has managed to endear herself to almost everyone she meets, including the grouchy hubby! She has only barked 5-6 times since we've had her, and I am often stopped by people who comment on what a pretty, friendly dog she is - even my neighbors here in Hawthorne, a family of confirmed dog-phobics, have all fallen in love with Dakota. So, enough bragging already, huh? I've include some of the better pictures I have taken of Dakota. You are probably gagging at all this crap . . . sorry! "Kota" really has a pretty cushy life now - but I have no idea if she ever even had real home before. My vet up north thinks she's about 2 - 3 years old but she seems younger to me. "
