Lol! Sorry, you lost me at "family friendly". ????

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I agree. It's just a dog. It's not like it's something that matters, like a cat.
Never trust a black man named "Chip."

Which is exactly why they ask them to kill the dog they've raised. It's a test, hence the revelation that it was actually blanks.
They didn't want him to kill the dog, just to pull the trigger to show that he could make the big decisions when required.

Come on. An agent can't afford the luxury of those emotions, he has to be able to make sacrifices, even during training.

Animal cruelty is a trait of psychopaths, but psychopaths don't know they're psychopaths, so you wouldn't know about that.
A pet's life is the owner's responsibility - a human life is no more important than an animal's.
The story actually made an error on that scene. They're meant to be training just, conscientious and moral assassins, that don't harm the innocent. Shooting the dog should've equalled a fail.
Instead of killing animals, here's a better idea: kill yourself.

I don't know what kind of family movies you're used to but this movie was definitely not family-friendly.
And the point of the dog test, I think, was that the candidates raised these dogs since they were puppies and thus formed a bond with them. It's not like a random dog was brought into the room and they were asked to shoot it.

I have a rule for movies: if an innocent human dies in an explosion or something - that's fine, who cares. If an innocent dog dies - not good. It will be tough to watch in future.
Now, the same goes for me if I was told to shoot a dog.
Oh, and This isn't a family friendly film.
I may be a huge fan, but I'm certainly not a fanboy.