Both “Dog Monday” and “ The Free Dogs of India” show how dogs form emotional connections with humans, but while “Dog Monday” focuses on the loyalty to its owner through attachment , “The Free Dogs of India” highlights love expressed through freedom. In “Dog Monday”, Montgomery writes that “Dog Monday [was] waiting for the night train, just as patient as usual”(Montgomery 7), which says that the dog never gave up on his owner, and shows how loyalty is something patient and self-sacrificial. This supports the claim because Dog Mondays love is between a man and one bond. In contrast, Srinivasan…