Lassie, Cleo, Rin Tin Tin and Toto don't show up in rescue.

We don't get the elegantly coiffed, classically beautiful, completely trained, perfectly behaved dog.

We get the leftovers.

We get dogs that other people have incompetently bred, inadequately socialized, ineffectively "trained," and badly treated.

Most rescue dogs have had it.

They've been pushed from one lousy situation to another.

They've never had proper veterinary care, kind and consistent trainin...