Whew. What's that ol' saying? "And the truth shall set you free." (compliments of Jim Carey in "Liar, Liar".
I'm going to pull the RVT card for a minute to comment on my opinion of the puppy in the pictures:
The puppy, in the pics taken by Teal, show a malnourished puppy. Not enough is seen to scream "emaciated!", but one can infer that the puppy is not in good condition. The ribs are visible, as is the outline of the spine and hip points. The fur looks to be dry and dull. And while many dogs are good at the "woe is me" eyes, this puppy appears dull.
As for the pictures taken by the breed, upon reclaiming the puppy, in the scoring of a puppy's condition, this puppy is indeed emaciated and malnourished.
And no, you cannot starve a puppy down to that point in just 2 days. Not even a severe case of parvo can take a healthy puppy to that in 2 days. I'm not saying it would take a long time, but you're talking a full 7 days at the very, very least to take a puppy at healthy weight and have it end up so poor on the condition scale.
From a dog owner standpoint:
The puppy was neglected and malnourished physically. And as awful as that is, it doesn't hold a candle to neglecting a dog emotionally/mentally and socially. The early months of a pup's life should be spent with bonding and socialization. Instead, this dog was ignored at best (let's face it - you get a dog. it annoys you. it constantly follows you around. you start yelling at it. you ignore it. you punish it. ......I'm not saying that's what happened in this situation, as only 1 person will ever know the truth, but I've been involved in enough rescue situations, and have heard it from the mouths of the enough previous owners, to know that what I've written is common in a household involving an owner of a dog that doesn't want the dog.)
Dogs can bounce back physically pretty darn well. Emotionally? Some dogs never recover from the abuse and neglect they sustain at an early age. Both are crimes. Disgusting, lazy man's crimes.
All I can say now is that I'm so very glad this Fila was rescued early enough to give it a fighting chance at the life it deserves. No dog deserves a life of neglect and abuse.....and hate.