How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Some complete jerk shot a new border collie pup I had gotten for Josh to train. The pup's name is Walt and he has more or less recovered but it was so stupid and ridiculously violent—the idiot just shot him to see if his d*** gun worked—that it made me sick of the whole human race for a time. (9.30)
Paulsen gives his dogs a pass when they've been violent—they're dogs; it's part of their nature. Senseless violence by humans, on the other hand, is unforgivable, because we have a choice to act that way or not.