Persuasive Essay: How Dogs Needs Our Lives In Our Life

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“Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole”-Roger Caras. This means dogs aren't the center of our life, but they make our lives. They could make our lives happy, if we let them. Dogs make our lives whole, so when we get a dog they slowly improve our lives in many ways. Animals can improve our lives by comforting us when we're sad, protecting us, and teaching us valuable lessons every day. My dog Schroeder helped me through the hard times of my life. Schroeder snuggled with me and listened to me when I had a bad day. He would lick my tears away with his ears back, concerned for me. Schroeder comforted me when I was stressed. He snuggled me like a giant, loving teddy bear. Sometimes when you’re having a bad day, that’s just …show more content…

In the article “Scrawny Stray with Spirit of Champion Earns Spot as Canine Crime Fighter” by Robert Moran, we see how dogs can really protect us. Moran writes, “She sniffed out bombs or drugs, but she could also patrol and apprehend, or catch, suspects” (Moran). She, the dog, protects us by sniffing out harmful drugs or keeping watch over dangerous areas. Without her many people would die. In addition to that article, Mark King from The Guardian newspaper wrote “Dream Jobs: Guide Dog Trainer”. In this article he writes “Protect his owner from the many dangers people with sight problems face outside the home” (King). The dog guides the human like a big GPS for your hands. They’re protecting them from falling or bumping into people; feeling scared because they don't know what hit them. These animals help special needs people and people in day to day life, but lots of movie directors have taken animal scenarios and used them to teach us lessons through made up …show more content…

In the movie A Dog’s Purpose directed by Lasse Hallstrom, near the end of Ellie’s life, Ellie performs one final rescue. After saving the drowning child in the water, she jumps in front of her police officer partner like a giant shield, taking the bullet meant for him. Ellie taught the officer to act selfless and look out for his loved ones. Also like Ellie, the animals in the movie Hotel For Dogs directed by Thor Freudenthal taught some kids a lesson. The kids in the movie run a hotel for stray dogs in an otherwise abandoned hotel. Eventually the dog catcher realizes what they’re doing and captures the dogs. The kids make a plan to free the dogs and raise money to keep their hotel running. The dogs taught the kids to never give up. By coming to the hotel, the dogs got the kids in trouble. But in the end, the kids learned from the experience. Without the dogs, the kids would never have learned that valuable lesson. Animals in movies teach us a lot, also other animals impact us in other

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