Summary: Dogs as Reliable Companions

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• Topic: Dogs as Reliable Companions
• Text: New Oxford Secondary English Course for SSS2 pages 38 – 39
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‘The more I consider the behaviour of man, the more I respect my dog,’ so says a sage. The sage admired the faithfulness of the dog which stands in sharp contrast to man’s unfaithfulness. Once a friend, the dog never betrays that bond of loyalty. Through thick and thin, he remains ever-trusting, consistently loving. When you put this against man’s readiness to call it quits when it suits him, you cannot but share the sentiments held by the sage.

     A dog’s friendliness with man manifests even more when we consider the ferocity with which he attacks other quadrupeds. like most carnivores, he hunts other animals but unlike others, he hunts not for himself but for man. To please his friends, he sets himself against his brothers. In this respect, his services to man excel those of other domestic animals.