great work cheshirekatt. i handle a german shep pup that was beaten and ears cut off and blind from the blows to the head. she is our spokesdog on abuse and even has two billboards in our town on animal abuse. she is in training for therapy work also she goes to the schools with me to teach pet safety and proper care. she is so sweet she lives at our animal control and care center where she has 24 hour care and on the weekends she comes to my house. and holidays she is 5mth old. and a love. i believe there is no bad dog only bad dog owners a dog acts inthe matter that it was raised.