How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I was astounded at this false accusation. Bad? I'd been accidentally locked in the garage but was more than willing to forgive them. Why where they scowling at me like that, shaking their fingers at me? (7.23)
How does Bailey understand "bad" when he has trouble understanding other terms? Is it the humans' tone and body language that makes the meaning of the word clear? Probably. Nobody says things like "bad dog" in a sweet, loving way.
Quote #8
A mournful sadness drifted off of him, coupled with a gloomy anger that flared sometimes when all he was doing was sitting there looking out the window. (16.14)
Everyone knows that Ethan is sad after the arson incident, but only Bailey the dog senses the true depth of Ethan's despair. Does language sometimes get in the way for people? Sometimes it seems like humans are so used to communicating with language that they've lost the ability to really sense or intuit each other's real feelings.
Quote #9
"I could feel sadness at the edges of her feelings and wondered what it was all about. Perhaps she was bored all day, too." (26.38)
What makes Wendi's sadness different from Senora's? If you'll recall, the dog wanted to comfort Senora even as he was being taken away to be killed. But here, he feels no such compulsion to make Wendi happy. Why not?