The Essay “Learning From Animal Friendships” by Erica Goode is an intriguing essay that reveals the unique friendships that animals can have between different species. Language is used to influence others in this essay, literally. This essay shows how in some situations, dogs have learned to speak other animal languages in order to communicate more effectively. It goes on to explain how dogs are “ambassador animals” because of how they can bridge barriers with their excellent cross-species communication skills. Language is used to influence everything in communication by these animals, as they do not register the normal cues that occur when communicating within their own species. Even the body language is of utmost importance in inter-species communication. The animals are able to “break the ice” by learning a new language created out of necessity to not only coexist with other species, but to flourish and make friends with other species.
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