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His new master on land also rejected him
Question 1 is about Text 1, Illustrations of Instinct by Jonathan Couch. Look again at lines 5-12.
Explain why his new master on land also rejected him.
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- 1 Explains that the new master rejected the dog because he would not snarl at strangers or quarrel with neighbours.
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His new master rejected him because he would not snarl at strangers or quarrel with neighbours, so he was not useful as a guard dog.
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The master rejected him because he was the same as before.
This echoes the passage but does not explain the behaviour that made him seem useless on land.