An elderly dog rescued from a canal has found its forever home.

PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) – A senior dog has found a new home months after being rescued from a canal in Phoenix, Arizona.

The 10-year-old Chihuahua dog, now named Dorothea, was found June 16 lying on top of a submerged shopping cart in the middle of a canal.

A Good Samaritan spotted Dorothea and warned Arizona Humane Societyaccording to their press release. An emergency medical technician responded to the scene along with Phoenix Fire Department crews.

Having developed a plan, rescuers managed to bring her to safety. Her rescue was filmed and published by the humane society.

Rescuers are rescuing a dog found lying on a flooded shopping cart in the middle of a canal. (Source: Arizona Humane Society, KPHO)

The technician said Dorothea was scared, dehydrated, hungry and covered in ticks when she was rescued.

She was then taken to an animal hospital and examined further, where veterinarians also discovered a pair of broken teeth that needed to be removed.

Dorothea was then sent to a spa day and spent time recovering in an orphanage.

The humane society said it doesn’t know how long Dorothea was in the canal or how she ended up there. But what they do know is that her story “highlights the life-saving work” the humane society does with the support of its community.

Dorothea has since been adopted. The Humane Society said she is “living her best life” with her family in Youngtown, Arizona.