Oh, and then some!
Seriously! I will never, EVER understand the mentality that supports dog-fighting or that just ignores it. Utterly disgusting. The techs took pictures of her injuries to help the prosecutors if they take it to trial. Unfortunately all too often these people get off with a slap on the wrist.
Well, after that sad start to the day, we ended on a very positive note. A woman brought in a little shih tzu that she found wandering her neighborhood. No one seemed to know who he belonged to, and he was dirty and kind of raggedy, so she wanted to get him cleaned up. Denice (the groomer I work for) and I said we'd bathe him and clip him for free, so that if they didn't find his owner they would be able to find him a good home. (He had this really bad haircut - I said he probably ran away from whoever did that to him.) The little guy was so sweet!! He was so good through the whole bath/blow-dry/clip ordeal. I washed him, pulled off ticks, scrubbed crud out of his hair, and treated a couple of little sore spots, and he didn't complain at all! He looked adorable after Denice clipped him. He was so cute and had such a sweet personality, I'll be surprised if the woman doesn't keep him. I said he looked like a "Charlie" to me, and her son really liked that, so he has a new name to go with his new look, and a warm, safe place to sleep. In spite of all the nasty out there, it's good to know there are still people who care about the pooches.