Braveheart joined his family about three years ago, and Brett Snyder immediately knew he was the missing piece to his budding new family. He even helped Snyder propose to his now-fiancée. He came to the family as a rescue that wanted nothing more than to love and be loved. An 85-pound lap dog, his favorite place in his new Falls Church home is wedged right in between his humans on the couch or scampering around one of the local parks.