Saying Farewell To A Faithful Pal Analysis

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People can improve their lives by interacting with animals. Animals teach and/ or help people with life-changing lessons, and challenges. Without incredible animals what would our life be like? People can improve their lives by interacting with animals. For example, you can learn a lot of life-changing lessons from dogs and they can also help people with physical challenges.

You can learn a lot from a pet, especially a dog. In the memoir “Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal”, John Grogan’s dog “taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.” (Grogan 150). This quote shows that a dog can teach you important qualities for life. Even the most challenging dog can give and teach you a lot if you just let it.

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