how can conflict teach me in dogs? The conflict in the dogs begins when Gary realizes that his dogs were very intelligent. As a young man he used to trap animals, but the incident in which one of his dogs Columbia meticulously stages a scenario to tease Olaf, a bony-headed dog, changed him. therefore, through his internal conflict, which is his struggle to trap and kill animals that might be as intelligent as Columbia, he has changed his perspective on animals forever. he vowed never to intentionally harm any animal again. also another example of when conflict leads to change is the American Revolution. another example is when American settlers invaded Indian lands. also another example of when conflict leads to change is the French and Indian War. thus conflict may cause a change in society, but its impact is ultimately decided by humans and nature within the area. Gary's dogs were very intelligent because one of his dogs planned and executed a clever plan to tease a known stupid bully. this act led Gary to rethink his perspective on the nature of animals; whether they were smart or stupid. his dogs showed another clever act when he fell and was seriously injured and against all odds returned to him. his dogs were also very smart when they knew where Gary was when he fell. one of his dogs also instinctively understood his wound and began licking his wound to stop the bleeding. when the dogs came to save him he thought that somewhere they had great knowledge and perhaps they knew, almost maternally, where he was and essentially took care of him. so all in all the dogs had vast knowledge and loved it in a maternal way, sometimes very different from our society. so maybe dogs might have something to teach us. An almost model example of how conflict leads to change is the American Revolution. conflict arises from 2 or more incompatible societies and when they collide with each other, friction arises which is conflict. the American conflict erupted when the British adopted unjust rules against the colonies; the 2 incompatible companies. this in turn led to various rebellions in the colonies united by a single goal. evict Britain from this land once and for all. after all was said and done, the colonies mended themselves and made a constitution to unite the colonies. this in turn turned 13 separate colonies into 1 country.