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Candy's relationship with his dog is significant to the novella because it mirrors and foreshadows George and Lennie's relationship.

Carlson urges Candy to put his dog down, but Candy continually puts it off until Carlson eventually kills the dog.

When Candy's dog dies, he is emotionally wounded.

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In John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men', the death of Candy's dog symbolises the loneliness of the ranch workers, and demonstrates that there is no place for affection or sentimentality in their lives. Early on in the novel, George states that men who work on ranches are the 'loneliest guys in the world'.

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