Just thought I would throw in my adoption story, when I was in 5th grade we got out first dog. It is a Cocker Spaniel from Cocker Rescue in Atlanta, GA. He is probably the best medium dog I have ever seen super super calm (which for a cocker is a rariety). When we got him we were told he had been abused but when we took him to the vet we found out he had buckshot in his thigh and previously had a broken hip. He does have one issue he is extremely racist.....extremely, but Im sure this is because of who abused him.