Carslon is the ranch hand. He also shoots Candy's dog out of its misery in the beg of the book.
Carlson is one of the ranch workers in John Steinbeck's novella "Of Mice and Men." He is portrayed as a practical and unsentimental man who is responsible for taking care of the ranch's mules. Carlson plays a key role in the story by suggesting to George that they should put down Candy's old dog.
In Of Mice and Men, it is stated that Carlson owns a Luger.
In "Of Mice and Men," Carlson says he has a Luger pistol.
His gun
Carlson kills Candy's dog in 'Of Mice and Men'. He puts the old and sick dog out of its misery by shooting it. This event foreshadows future events in the story.
We are to understand that it was George
Carlson
Slim tells Carlson to take a shovel with him when he shoots Candy's dog in "Of Mice and Men" to bury the dog afterwards.
Carlson was the deputy sheriff in Soledad in the novella "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck.
The dog is not killed in the book Of Mice and Men. It is taken away to be shot by Carlson, but the actual shooting is not depicted in the novel.
They sent Carlson to get the sheriff in "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck after Lennie accidentally killed Curley's wife.
George is the one who took Carlson's gun in 'Of Mice and Men'. He used it to shoot Lennie, as a mercy killing, to spare him from a more brutal death at the hands of the other ranch workers.
Carlson's solution to the problem of Candy's old dog in "Of Mice and Men" is to shoot the dog to put it out of its misery. He believes that the dog is suffering and that it's the most humane thing to do. Candy eventually agrees to let Carlson shoot his dog.