Likes: I love being with my people, playing tug-of-war, and hanging out @ Barking Hound Village Pet-Peeves: It really gets to me when I only get a 10 min. rub down - the nerve! Afterall, I am Dakota. Favorite Toy: I like my red pull ring and toss ball the best. Favorite Food: I guess the proper answer is Wellness my dry dog food, but I love apples and if I can create a distraction I'll go for the pizza everytime. Favorite Walk: I love walking in the neighborhood - intown living is the bomb! Best Tricks: Sitting up on my hind legs and waving Arrival Story: I researched BMD's for four yrs. before I met Dakota's mom at a local dog show. In addtion to Dakota's mom, several of her pups from a previous litter were in town for the show as well -it was like a mini-renuion. Eight months later Dakota's mom had another litter. I traveled 18hrs round-trip one weekend to pick up her up in Virginia. Tucked in her big crate her first night home; Dakota howled like a wolf as soon as the lights were off and she was left alone. I placed a pallet down next to her crate and laid beside her that night - she slept like a babe. Bio: All of Dakota's mom's litters have Hawaiian themes. Dakota's litter was the Hawaiian Navigational litter. I selected the her formal name, Makaniakua, which loosely translates to "strong spirit wind". Forums Motto: It's all about me! I've Been On Dogster Since: