Dog lives best life after avoiding death sentence in animal shelter

What do you think happened to this dog?

Why do you think this dog has such a happy life?

Jonathan Warren is an adorable dog living  a great life.

He has many fans from all his travels around the world.

But this is a big change from how his life could have been.

He was in an animal shelter when his owners first found him. If they had not taken him then he would have died. His owners Amanda and Jeremy fell in love with him when they first saw him.

Jonathan has now visited France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg.  He has posed for many Instagram photos on his journeys.

Amanda, from New York, US, said: "I travel a lot with work and now only fly with airlines that allow dogs in cabin as Jonathan loves the window seat.”

"He loves being on planes, trains, and in cars. He likes to cuddle up in his bag or on our laps, and just hang out with us.

“We love bringing him to Europe because everywhere is so dog-friendly. He gets to do everything with us from restaurants or sunbathing on a rooftop pool.

We want to show him the world.  And we want to eliminate the negative stigma about  shelter animals. We want to help shed a positive light on pets like Jonathan that can be adopted.

The couple now won't go on holiday unless Jonathan can come with them.

Amanda said: “We both love taking Jonathan on holiday with us and he loves it too. When he sees our suitcases, he gets sad until he sees his and then he gets excited.

He jumps around, and this makes us more excited for the trip. We could never leave him behind because we know how much he enjoys his holidays. It’s so important to us to take him with us.”

Jonathan has 16,000 followers on his Instagram page - @jonathanwarrenofficial. 

Amanda said: “I first saw him at a dog shelter in Connecticut and I fell in love.

He was very thin and did not look good.

“But I still thought he was so handsome and I fell in love immediately.

“At one point, he was going to be a dog who has only ever seen a cage and then die but now he is living the dream.

“He instantly became comfortable with life in Manhattan New York– he was meant to be here.”

Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is how they are used in the reading. Some of these words have different meanings in the dictionary depending on how they are used.

 The answers are below the table.

A=1, B=8, C=5, D=2, E=7, F=3, G=6, H=4

Some example sentences using the new words or phrases from the meaning of how they are used in the reading to help you understand better.

1.     Kittens are cute and adorable.

2.     Young girls love to pose for photos.

3.     Let’s stay home tonight, watch a move and cuddle on the sofa.

4.     On the weekends young couples love to hang out at cafes.

5.     Our team was eliminated from the competition after losing the last game.

6.     Bangkok has a stigma for having very bad traffic.

7.     The travel blog shed a positive light on the Jeju Island tours.

8.     We are living the dream here on this luxury island paradise.

Some questions using the new words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your answer.

1.     Do you find dogs adorable? Why do you think people find dogs adorable?

2.     Do you think a dog can be trained to pose for a photo? Do you like posing for photos?

3.     Would you like to have a puppy to cuddle? What did you like to cuddle when you were a child?

4.     Where do you like to hang out?

5.     How can we eliminate the need for animal shelters?

6.     Is there a negative stigma that comes with some kinds of dogs? For example some dogs have a negative stigma for being too noisy.

7.     How can we shed a positive light on taking dogs from animal shelters?

8.     What does living the dream mean for you? How can you live the dream?