Toby was bought to be a hunting dog and so when still only eight weeks old he was put in a dark pen in the backyard, wet and full of feces, and taken out only to be harshly trained.  He cried his heart out, and for crying, he had an electric collar put round his puppy neck that shocked him cruelly every time he barked.  When AAS got him, the metal prong was growing into his neck. Surgery made him physically well, fun made him joyous and love made him whole.

Photo by Judy Stone