Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
  (a) I, Devanna Terry, affirm that I completed my independent component, which represents 30 hours of work.
  (b) Anthony Thomson, the owner of the dog, was my main source to go to whenever I had a question about Blue.
  (c) Working on this.(d) Since the beginning of the year, my aunt and I have been fostering a pitbull named Blue. Since she works from 8 am - 6 pm, I'm in charge of watching over the little guy. The routine was the same for the most part: Feed, play, brush, walk. As if he were my own.

• INTERPRETIVE I guess the most significant parts of this component is learning how to train him to have a completely more relaxed personality. Instead of aggressively playing or taking a dog treat out of my hand, I would say "Gentle, gentle.." and he would take things gently.
  

• APPLIED
  This refers back to my essential question because in order to be a responsible pet owner, you must prepare yourself for dogs who don't always have that perfect personality. Which refers back to my first answer of identifying your needs and recognizing the commitment.