In this particular story, Lu-Lu is the ambition and drive that Heather needs to understand the freedom she already had, but didn't have never used. For Heather, Lu-Lu was more of a symbol of movement and change. While in “Stay,” the transformation for the narrator comes solely from the friendship offered by the dog, just like a human. The two became so close that the narrator began using “we” and “us” to describe himself and the dog (Schuman 107). The pressure and importance you place on your relationship with your dog is nothing new, many humans project their own problems and emotions onto animals in the hope that they can help them as if they were another person. It seems that instead of physically helping humans solve their problems, animals' lack of understanding helps distract humans from problems. However, the dog ultimately helps him feel a strong relationship and the "...relief..." of having Deli around longer makes the narrator grateful to have his friend around to "...do everything exactly in the same way" (Schuman