Dogs seized from puppy mills and hoarders will be the primary patients of a two-year study conduced by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to rehabilitate abused dogs. | AP Photo/Alaskan Malamute Assistance League
Cinder, a 6-year-old female malamute, at home in Anchorage, Alaska. Cinder was one of 213 Alaskan malamutes seized from a Montana breeder who was convicted in December 2012 of 91 counts of animal cruelty. | AP Photo/Alaskan Malamute Assistance League
Musketeer, a 5-year-old German shepherd-pit bull mix, with Pia Silvani, vice president of Training and Behavior for St. Huberts, in one of the real-life rooms at the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Madison, N.J. | AP Photo/ASPCA
Musketeer, a 5-year-old German shepherd-pit bull mix, is shown in the indoor portion of his kennel at the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Madison, N.J. Musketeer is available for adoption at St. Hubert's. | AP Photo/ASPCA
People want their dog to be a friend, not afraid. But sometimes, fear grips dogs so tightly they shake, cower, bite, growl or pee. It can be constant, painful and hard to overcome. Such dread can consume a dog when it’s freed from a cage …
