Candy, the swamper, the disabled old man, is shown in the story as being extremely affectionate for his old, time worn dog. “He said proudly, ‘You wouldn’t think it to look at him now, but he was the best damn sheep dog I ever seen’” (Steinbeck 44). Ultimately Candy does choose to have his faithful dog shot, but not by real choice. It is ultimately peer pressure that makes Candy choose to have his dog put down. Candy’s decision to put down his dog was the right decision, however he should have been the one to put dog, not Carlson. However, Carlson’s peer pressure starts with Carlson, who starts complain about the way the dog smell reeks in the room, “God awmighty, that dog stinks. Get him outta here Candy!” (Steinbeck 44). At the end; however,
