Have you ever seen a border collies walking around the street helping people before? If you have thats most likely because they are rescue dogs. Based on the two articles, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk, show how rescue dogs are very important in our ceciety. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the articles, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk about how rescue dogs are important in our lives.

Both articles, “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk and “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder are very similar. In the article, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder, the author specifically explains “David brings sheep, ducks, goats, and pigs to use in his demonstrations to show how dogs react to different animals.” this important detail is very similar to when Vivienne Lenk specifically states in the article, “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk, “High atop a snow-covered mountain in Colorado, four bright-eyed and bushy-tailed students are  being tested in a very serious subject: hide-and-seek. To help the students pass the test, teachers will burry themselves in snow.” Both of these important details are similar because they may not exactly clearly state it, but the “students” (dogs) are testing how they can save people and seeing how much they have learned by training to help save peoples lives. In the article, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder, the author explains ““It’s partly a process of communication,” David says, “and partly the process of making a pact with the dog.” He pays attention to each dog’s strengths and weaknesses. He works to bring out their best. As a result, they are happy and eager to work for him. Years of practice has helped too. David has been herding sheep with his border collies on Wellscroft Farm in New Hampshire for 30 years.” This evidence provides me with much to compare about. Such as, both of the details include the fact that they train the dogs, and test them to see how they do and what they have learned over a period of time. It also explains to me that they watch how good or bad the dog does and sees its strengths and weaknesses. In the article, “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk, the author expresses “The game gets harder as the handlers find better hiding places. Each time a dog finds its handler, a new problem is added. Distractions such as noise and crowds are introduced so the dogs learn to focus.” This is a remarkable fact, these amazing dogs are so intelligent for what they do. These two incredible details explain that they are similar. Such as, they express how hard these dogs work to get to where they stand as a rescue dog today. In the article, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder, the author specifically states “David Kennard calls out three words, “Jack! Come by!” and suddenly, a dog leaps forward. In a black and white blur, the border collie races silently away and disappears behind a flock of sheep. Heads rise sharply. Moments later the sheep sweep past. A man, a dog, one command, and 50 sheep run to where David wants them. It looks simple, but it’s not. David and his dogs work as a team. He has a deep understanding of the border collie breed and how each dog can be different.” This very important detail shows just how intelligent these amazing dogs are. In the article, “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk, the author expresses, “High a top a snow-covered mountain in Colorado, four bright-eyed and bushy-tailed students are being tested in a very serious subject: hide-and-seek. To help the students pass the test, their teachers will bury themselves in snow. This isn’t a typical school. It’s an avalanche-rescue drill for dogs at Breckenridge Ski Resort.” This detail amazes me in numerous accounts. I know what you may be thinking, “This has nothing to do with the other detail,” but it actually does. Such as, the trainers the dogs so much they RISK THERE LIVES, and to me both of these facts show just how intelligent these dogs actually are. That is how these two articles are alike.

In the two articles, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk, the authors use many differences in writing an article that has the main idea of rescue dogs. In the article, “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk the author expresses how the dogs they use train on a farm with many distractions such as, pigs, sheep, and other farm animals. But, in the article, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder the author states that they train in an area with snow, so they can train to help the victims of an avalanche. This may not seem like useful evidence, but it is because it is very different that they train in a different area because what they do may be alike, but its different. In the article, “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk, the author uses much evidence to explain this detail “10  “The dogs are trained to find people buried in avalanches,” said Aaron Robbins, Rube’s owner
and handler. “Finding an avalanche victim without the use of a dog takes a lot of people, time, and resources. One trained dog can find a victim in a matter of minutes.” Yet, n the article, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder, the author explains, “Border collies were developed in the border country between Scotland and England in
Great Britain. They were chosen for their instinct to gather stock, or farm animals, and bring them back to their masters. Instinct is what a dog wants to do without being taught. Many herding dogs drive stock forward but the instinct of a border collie is to bring the stock back. Border collies work quietly, with little or no barking. They are energetic and very focused on working. They use their eyes to control the animals.” These two details support my first contrast of both articles “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk, but doesn’t just support that, it supports the fact that they both are helping people in different ways. Such as, the dogs in the article, “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk help avalanche victims, but in the article, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder, the author includes that the border collies help people on the farm. This evidence supports that the dogs have different jobs even though they are rescue dogs. In the article, “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk, the author includes, “Rube, a golden retriever mix, and Rudy, a Labrador mix, are veterans of the class. They’ve  passed their tests and are certified avalanche rescuers. Their classmates—Roux, a golden retriever, and Kodi, an Australian shepherd—are working toward certification.” But in the article, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder, the author states, “Border collies were developed in the border country between Scotland and England in  Great Britain. They were chosen for their instinct to gather stock, or farm animals, and bring them back to their masters. Instinct is what a dog wants to do without being taught. Many herding dogs drive stock forward but the instinct of a border collie is to bring the stock back. Border collies work quietly, with little or no barking. They are energetic and very focused on working. They use their eyes to control the animals.” These two details support the fact that they use different dogs in rescuing people fro many many situations. That was just some of the differences in both articles, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk.

In conclusion, the articles, “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk are both alike and different. So, next time you see a dog helping you or someone that you know, say thank you and just think about what they do for us and how intelligent they are. These dogs are very useful in our lives, and we just nee to say thank you for what they do and how they bring joy into our lives, and other peoples too. This was my essay and the amazing, intelligent, rescue dogs. Think of what they do to our society and hope they stay helping, without them, some avalanche victims, or animals, could be dead.