Dakota's Heart
Dakota's Heart is a place for our talented volunteers to flex their creative muscles - here you'll find one of a kind artwork, be able to purchase brand new merch items and maybe even score a custom piece just for you.
Unlike other areas in the IWaG shop, the profits from these items will be shared with global greyhound and sighthound charities such as Candy’s Hound Rescue International and Free the Galgo.
Read more about the inspiration for the Dakota's Heart initiative below.
Dakota's Heart items can be combined with standard shop items - if you spend over $100 use the code SHIPDISC for 10% off.
Dakota's Heart is supporting two causes in 2025-2026!
Dakota's Heart will sponsor Waffles, a galgo from Galgos del Sol. This sponsorship, made possible through 2024/2025 proceeds of Dakota's Heart, helps to support Waffles' kenneling, vet care, food, and ongoing care until he can be placed in his forever home.
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Dakota's Heart will sponsor Horminga/Hormiga, a galgo from Galgos del Sol. This sponsorship, made possible through 2024/2025 proceeds of Dakota's Heart, helps to support Horminga/Hormiga’s kenneling, vet care, food, and ongoing care until she can be placed in her forever home.
UPDATE - Hormiga has been placed in her forever home in May 2026 in Canada!
Dakota's Heart will continue to sponsor Marlo, a greyhound from Candy's Hound Rescue International. This sponsorship is a continuation of the 2023/2024 proceeds of Dakota's Heart and helps to support Marlo’s kenneling, vet care, food, and ongoing care until he’s flown out of China to his forever home.
UPDATE - Marlo has been placed in his forever home in January 2026 in the USA!
About the Dakota's Heart Initiative
Dakota’s Heart was created in loving memory of all our greyhounds running free at the Rainbow Bridge
Dakota was a beautiful brindle girl with a big personality. She was affectionate, funny, cheeky, sweet, clever and stole hearts wherever she went.
Dakota was also born deaf and shared her shenanigans through her facebook page Dakota – I Hear With My Heart. Dakota was one of IWaG’s foundation hounds, attending IWaG’s launch in July 2018 and many other events where she lapped up the attention, showed off her knowledge of sign language and ate as many treats as possible.
Dakota passed away suddenly just weeks after her 8th birthday and the incredible love she shared with her family and friends is the inspiration for Dakota’s Heart.
Her Mum and IWaG co-founder says Dakota was “So, so special, not because she was deaf, but because of her spark, her spirit, her sensitivity to moods, her determination to get her own way, her expectation that all who met her needed her snuggles.”
Dakota's Heart was launched as an opportunity to both fundraise for IWaG's rehoming, education and support work and contribute to sighthound rescue and global greyhound causes outside of IWaG.
If you would like to get crafty and support IWaG and the Dakota's Heart Initiative, head to our Volunteer page for more information.
