Have you ever allowed a big, collarless, dead fur ridden dog adopt you?

I had a cat that I considered the same way you do that dog. She was so weak she could no longer jump in the dumpster to eat, a student had cared for her and two others and decided to move and not tell any one. She was so hungry she would scarf up plain bread. I had to move because of her, wanted to keep her and it was against the rules at that apartment complex, found another that let me keep pets. She appreciated everything I did for her, would wag her tail in a slow sweeping motion when I offered her a quilt to lay on or a treat. She was definitly a gift from God.