There are many people that could have killed Wellington. Only one person stands out in my mind and that is Mr.Boone. There are different reasons why he could have killed Wellington. He had no Alibi, he's said and done things to lead me to believe that he killed the dog.
The dog belonged to Mrs.Shears, whos husband had an affair with his wife. Mr.Boone was probably really angry and killed the dog! The fact that she left him for Mr.Shears made him mad and upset, so his only idea to get back at him was to kill the dog. Yes I know that it was two years later, but that could have been the exact day two years ago that his wife left him. Also, maybe Mr.Boone and Mrs.Shears started having sex after their spouses left them. He probably took his anger out on Mrs.Shears dog
Mr.Boone told Christopher to stop investigating the murder. He knew that his kid was smart, so he knew that he would figure out that he killed Wellington! He is trying to cover up that he killed the dog. It did not mention where Chris' dad was at the time of the murder. His dad also told him that they were not friends anymore. He had told him that around the time wellington was murdered. He usually doesn't describe in detail what he isn't allowed to do, but this time he did.
The Red Herring could have been when he said to Chris "Best to let sleeping dogs lie" Jackie had told me about this and I thought about it and it could have hinted that Mr.Boone killed Wellington. Chris might figure out why he said that later on in the book. After he had said that when his partner was over they kind of laughed it off. Mr.Boone really didn't care about Wellington. So I think that is a hint towards Wellingtons murder.
I am very convinced that Mr.Boone killed Wellington, he has done and said things that lead me to believe it. It was easy to think of these, because he kind of made it a little obvious. Him and Mrs.Shears aren't friends anymore, no one knew where he was on the night of the murder, he made Chris stop investigating.
You have some good ideas here… now you just need to communicate them a little more formally. Check Erlynn's essay for how the same ideas can be written out. I like your red herring but I think it supports your case (you were to find one that distracts from you thesis… to prove you see how others could think it was someone else). Solid start… keep working on the writing. :)
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