A barely-alive dog captured the hearts of her rescuers when she still wagged her tail at them after being almost starved to death - and now she's living her best life.<br />Gracie, a 15-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, weighed just 7.3kg when she was found by an RSPCA inspector living in a darkened cage in a house.<br />A washing machine was precariously balanced on top of her cage and she was so thin her hips, ribs and shoulders were visible through her skin.<br />Her claws were overgrown, she had an infection in her left eye and she collapsed as she tried to walk.<br />Shockingly, her owner told animal rescue officer Marie Stevens that he kept Gracie in the cage because his wife was ill and the dog was ‘annoying’.<br />But despite how ill she was, she managed to wag her tail when Marie took her to the vets.<br />And now she's the picture of health three years on after being fostered by Heather and Paul Carter.
