It's all about juxtaposition.

The quick change in tone, cracked me up. It's not a funny story though.

'Seven years ago, Barbara Krech named her puppy "Socks" because she had white paws.

Those paws were red with blood Saturday night after Krech's beloved dog was shot outside her home at the Wellington Woods apartment complex in Fredericksburg by a security officer who was patrolling the complex.'

Family pet shot at apartments