Saying Farewell To A Faithful Pal

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Animals in Our Lives There are many families who have gone through changes, some good, some bad. Many families also have animals as friends. Every new experience can make a person change; sometimes the change is positive, other times it is negative; either way, there is no avoiding change. You can learn from animals, they are there for you when needed, and help you go through changes good and bad.
John Grogan wrote, Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal, about the him and his best friend Marley who is a dog. The article states that “ A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours (Grogan, pg 150, pp 13).” Marley was a dog who was not the best but he also taught the author many things about life. He was a dog who had a huge impact on him by teaching him to live life to the fullest. Marley was a great dog but he was not the only animal who did something amazing for the author. …show more content…
In the autobiography a dog named Max was trained to “monitor his mistress’s blood level while she was awake or asleep (Grandin, pg 154, pp 5).” Max is a very caring dog who trained himself to do this and in the article it mentions that no one knows how he was able to do this, except that he must’ve smelled a difference when the blood level was high or low. Max’s owner is very lucky to have him be there checking her blood levels and making sure she is okay. Max is a hero but animals can also help in other ways like helping with other
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