I hardly ever see any physical abuse (hitting, ec). But I see dogs that are kept outside all day very often. There is a little border collie pup that is always outside in it's yard. My old neighbor's had a dog that had a horrible ear infection in each ear. It was TERRIBLE. He would scratch his ears and yelp and cry, and they would bleed. I dogsat him a few times and spent the majority of the time trying to clean his ears out. He was also shedding like crazy and smelled, and it took hours just to brush him and give him a bath.