thanks so much 88butterfly88...the dog couldn't talk but his behavior was very abnormal...he wouldn't eat or drink...somebody was trying to teach him a lesson...but the dog is well behaved...how many people here have been physically abused...I was...we couldn't speak up then...but we can now...there is a lot of abuse in the world of many kinds...so I am saying now---I have a mental illness now maybe because of my past...come and hit me now...I may not run away now...I cant stand to see someone abused by a stronger person...