Hmmm....abuse and neglect...here is my opinion.
Neglect - I think that a not so extreame case of neglect would be leaving your dog outside 24/7 penned up all day, with little to no exercise. It may or may not be healthy, and it may or may not have water and food. Basically, the dog gets no interaction with its people and is very depressed and barks all day long when it isn't running in circles. I think an extreame case of neglect would be no food, no water, chained up outside all of the time, little to no shelter, no vet care, flys eating the poor doggies ears off or if it is in the winter, no heat, and NO human contact.
And even inside dogs can suffer neglect. They are kept crated or ignored, and not tolorated to do anything wrong. But I think that might borderline with abuse. Or they may not have been trained and have never been groomed in their life. (My mom met somebody at the Vet's like that...she said she thought Dr. Greasy[sp? Our head Vet] was going to blow a fuse at the lady...he got the dogs groomed and bathed, as well as vet checked, depsite the lady's protests. Bet the dogs where happy. And the idiot lady was also letting her dogs run loose in the office...Dr. Greasy saved her little Shih Tzu from probably being eaten by our dogs....long story.)
Abuse - I think as neglect as a type of abuse, but abuse, I guess, is more physical. So I would think of a minor case of abuse being a very rough training meathods, or physically slapping/hitting/kicking your dog when you don't like what it is doing. Major abuse would be breaking bones in your dogs body, using it as a football, and all of the other grusume and evil things that happen on Animal Cops.
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I think, like everyone said so far that since they're social creatures, they need company, maybe not all day long, but plenty of it. They need to be with their family a good deal of the time, need a job of some sort, even a lap sitting is a job to a toy breed, need kindness, patience and good, smart training and handling, communication and motivation. They need a good, fair, leader who guides them and makes them feel secure that their needs will be met. They need socialization at a very young age to be able to adapt to the world and be well adjusted. They need ample involvement from their families, not just shut out of their lives into the back yard all the time. Of course, they need good nutrition, exercise, warm shelter and good medical care. They need protection from things that can harm them. They need to be prevented from procreating, unless there's a very good reason, as in improving upon a breed. That is our duty.
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And I'm with Carrie with this as how you are supposed to take care of a dog.