I swear I didn't see him coming!!

It seems like a lot, but also what is the emotional connection between the lady and the dog? Okay, my comment was bad, but the idea behind it is the fact that taking someone out of the picture that a person cares about can actually cause a lot of emotional stress, and I don't know how much it costs to train a dog, but no doubt that factors into the decision as well.

What if it was a human life? If a human died, then I feel a lot of us would not see $500,000 as unreasonable, but a lot of people are more attached to their pets than others, especially one she was dependent on.

Jam it back in, in the dark.