Judd is mean!

Why did you make Judd so mean to Shiloh.  I love dogs and this made me upset.

I can understand that the way Judd treated his dogs would make the reader upset.  I planned it that way, even though it upset me to write it.   If Judd had been kind to his dogs and he was willing to sell one to Marty, and that was that, would that have held your attention very long?   A good story must have conflict.  It must have emotion and excitement.  It should make the reader feel different emotions at different times–angry, scared, hopeful, fearful, and finally happy.  I hope that the ending made you happy.