Have you ever met a rescue dog? The articles “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek-School” by Vivienne Lenk have some similarities and differences. They both talk about rescue dogs and what they do but, “Hide-and-Seek-School” by Vivienne Lenk is about avalanche rescue dog, while “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder is about a herding rescue dog. In my essay I will compare and contrast these two articles. First, let’s discuss the similarities.

“It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek-School” by Vivienne Lenk have many similarities, for example, Jack the Border Collie and Rube, Ruby, Roux, and Kodi are all dogs. Also they all work very hard by finding victims in an avalanche and herding sheep, ducks, goats, pigs, and other farm animals into the pens. They all also have strong instincts because they want to work instead of play. The last similarity is they are both are very loyal to their owners by showing love and affection. Those were the similarities of “Hide-and-Seek-School” by Vivienne Lenk and “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder, let’s discuss the differences.

“Hide-and-Seek-School” by Vivienne Lenk and It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder have many differences. In the passage “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder the story is about dogs rescuing victims in an avalanche, on the other hand, the passage “Hide-and-Seek-School” by Vivienne Lenk is about Border Collies herding animals into the pens. In “Hide-and-Seek-School” by Vivienne Lenk Rube, Ruby, Roux, and Kodi’s owners are named Kristin and  Aaron, however in “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder  Jack’s owners name is David. In “Hide-and-Seek-School” by Vivienne Lenk the dogs get to ride chairlifts and snowmobiles and get a break every summer, on the other hand, in “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder the dog doesn’t get a break, instead he has to work. Those were the similarities and differences of  the articles “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek-School” by Vivienne Lenk.

In conclusion, rescue dogs are important. They are important you and me in the same way. They help people with cancer and disabilities like blindness, deaf (can’t hear) , and loneliness. They rescue people from avalanches, mud slides, and possibly even death. They also can herd sheep and other farm animals into pens. Even though they might work a lot doesn’t mean they don’t like to play. They rescue a lot of people on a daily basis. Us without rescue dogs is like the world without the moon/sun, incomplete