The Realization That Something Terrible Has Happened
When Hayden saw Jackson’s corpse covered in gunshot wounds, she was stunned. She was torn between wrath at the person or people responsible and sympathy for her dog’s plight.
When Hayden realized that Jackson needed immediate medical attention, she immediately called her husband and informed him of the situation. Hayden could only imagine the pain the dog was going through while pretending nothing was wrong. If a gun is fired at an innocent dog, the shooter is insane.