Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion

I'm going batty trying to remember the name of a book I read with a passage about a man who is drunk and shoots his dog so that another man doesn't. The man lets his dog fight with other dogs but this time I think the dog killed the other man's dog. I know he was driving a pick up truck and it seemed like he was going to shoot the other man but he ends up shooting his own dog. It's a terrible scenario and I think I tried to block it out but now it's driving me crazy that I can't remember what book it was. I'd appreciate any help anyone could give me.

I haven't read that book, so I can't help ou out directly. However, may I recommend the "What's The Name of That Book?" group here on Goodreads? They're sole purpose is to help people remember the titles of books.

Oh great. Thank you very much. That sounds promising.

I was reading Jenni's first post in this thread, and when I logged on to suggest the "What's the Name of That Book?" group, I was pleasantly surprised to see so many others with the same comment. Although I have never solved anyone's request yet, I love the idea of that group, and I think as many should participate as can. That way a bigger pool of solvers! Good luck, Jenni!

Thanks Stephanie. It's not solved yet but here's hoping.

This exact scene happens in The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel. Could that be the book?