I think the answer is "Without proper hygiene, dogs can become matted and sick, just the same as any human being." because the main statement is "<span>Dogs can be strong companions, but they also have needs that many people forget to address." because the fact at the beginning is only a statement to get you reading... Hope this helps!
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The statement "the first clue that something had changed after Rip wakes up is that his dog wolf is licking his face" is False. In fact, when he woke up his dog, Wolf was nowhere to be found. Rip Van Winkle just noticed that his beard has grown foot long and his musket was rusty and rotting.
The thing which Frost is describing that “doesn’t love a wall” is indeed ice.
<h3>What is a Poem?</h3>
This refers to the use of stanzas to show the feelings and thoughts of a poet with some poetic elements.
Hence, we can see that from the complete text, there is the poem that describes a broken wall which is caused by the weather season of winter and says that during spring, the walls mend, and the given phrase talks about the ice.
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<span>for future students, the answer is C MAKES THE AUTHORS CLAIM STRONGER</span>