Below is Buddy one very bad rescue from a puppymill in 2004.
This was one of our worst rescues yet. This was BO-BO now called Buddy. Buddy was ceased from a puppy mill in Brandenburg in the fall of 2004. There were about 75 dogs most were poodles and mixes and Buddy was the only Schnauzer. He came to me in the worst shape I have ever seen. He had 9 inch dreadlocks and had probably never been groomed in his life. It too me over 8 hours to groom him for it upset him so bad that I took my time and gave him lots of breaks. as you can see I had to tie him every way that I could. He bit me at first but he was so scared and it was the puppy mills fault not his for he was so frightened. After finding skin under all that hair we had descuvered that he had been being pocked with a cattle prod for he had severe scaring all over his neck , chest and front legs. He did seem to be a barker so we are sure that is what the woman did to try and make him stop barking. It took us 4 months to gain his trust and he came around wonderfully and was adopted by a family with a 13 year old Daughter and now sleeps happily ever after with her. God Bless Buddy for hanging in there and trusting humans again.